Battle of Galați (1821)

The Battle of Galați (in Greek: Μάχη του Γαλατσίου) was the first battle between the forces of the Filiki Eteria, led by Prince Alexander Ypsilantis, and the troops of the Ottoman Empire, as part of the wider Greek War of Independence. It took place on 1 May 1821 in Galați, in the Principality of Moldavia. The commander of the Greek forces, of Cretan origin, was Athanasios Karpenisiotis, while the Ottoman forces were led by Yusuf Pasha Perkovtsalis, Hacı Kara Ahmed Efendi, and Selim Mehmed Efendi.