page_title: Chios expedition
hierarchical_section_title: Chios expedition
caption_attribution_description: Charles Favier (1783-1855), French general, commander of the Greek tactical army during the Greek War of Independence. el:Κάρολος Φαβιέρος Lithography by Karl Krazeisen (1794-1878) from Bildnisse ausgezeichneter Griechen und Philhellenen nebst einigen Ansichten und Trachten. Nach der Natur gezeichnet und herausgegeben von Karl Krazeisen. Munchen 1831.
context_page_description: The Chios expedition was an unsuccessful attempt of the regular Greek army and irregular military units for the recapture of Chios island during the final stages of the Greek War of Independence. Chios had participated in the Greek uprising against the Ottoman Empire, but had been captured and its population massacred by the Ottoman fleet in 1822.
context_section_description: The Chios expedition (Greek: Εκστρατεία της Χίου) was an unsuccessful attempt of the regular Greek army and irregular military units for the recapture of Chios island during the final stages of the Greek War of Independence. Chios had participated in the Greek uprising against the Ottoman Empire, but had been captured and its population massacred by the Ottoman fleet in 1822.
caption: Charles Fabvier
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