page_title: Siege of Patras (1821)
hierarchical_section_title: Siege of Patras (1821)
caption_attribution_description: Ελληνικά: Διακήρυξη των επαναστατών της Πάτρας προς τα κράτη της Ευρώπης (22/3/1821) χαραγμένη στο μνημείο Αγωνιστών 1821 στην πλατεία Αγίου Γεωργίου Πάτρας. English: Declaration by the revolutionaries of Patras to the states of Europe (22/3/1821) engraved at the monument to the Fighters 1821 at St. George's Square in Patras. Français&#160;: Déclaration des révolutionnaires de Patras aux États d'Europe (22/3/1821) gravée au Monument aux combattants 1821 sur la place Agios Georgios Patras. Deutsch: Erklärung der Revolutionäre von Patras an die Staaten Europas (22.3.1821) am Denkmal für die Kämpfer von 1821 auf dem Agios Georgios Patras-Platz. Русский: Заявление революционеров Патры государствам Европы (22/3/1821), выгравированное на Памятнике борцам 1821 года на площади Агиос Георгиос Патрас.
context_page_description: The Siege of Patras was one of the first events of the Greek War of Independence. After the outbreak of the revolution, the Greeks under the leadership of the primates of Patras, captured the city and destroyed the Muslem quarter. The Greeks tried to capture also the main fortress of the city.
  In April, an Ottoman army lifted the siege and destroyed a large part of the city, with Patras remaining under Ottoman control almost until the end of the war.
  Consul of France in the city at the time was Hugo Pouqueville, brother of François Pouqueville, and for Great Britain Philip James Green.
context_section_description: The Siege of Patras was one of the first events of the Greek War of Independence (1821-1830). After the outbreak of the revolution, the Greeks under the leadership of the primates of Patras, captured the city and destroyed the Muslem quarter. The Greeks tried to capture also the main fortress of the city. 
  In April, an Ottoman army lifted the siege and destroyed a large part of the city, with Patras remaining under Ottoman control almost until the end of the war (1828).
  Consul of France in the city at the time was Hugo Pouqueville, brother of François Pouqueville, and for Great Britain Philip James Green.
caption: Declaration by the revolutionaries of Patras, engraved on a stele in the city
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