First siege of Missolonghi

First siege of Missolonghi
	Part of the Greek War of Independence
	; Alexandros Mavrokordatos defends Missolonghi; by Peter von Hess
Date	25 October – 31 December 1822; (2 months and 6 days)
Location	Missolonghi, Sanjak of Karli-Eli, Ottoman Empire (now Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece)
Result	Greek victory
Belligerents
First Hellenic Republic Souliot Forces;	Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Alexandros Mavrokordatos; Athanasios Razi-Kotsikas; Markos Botsaris	Omer Vrioni; Reşid Mehmed Pasha; Yusuf Pasha
Strength
2,000; 14 guns	11,000
Casualties and losses
4	More than 500

The first siege of Missolonghi (Greek: Πρώτη πολιορκία του Μεσολογγίου) was an attempt by Ottoman forces to capture the strategically located port town of Missolonghi during the early stages of the Greek War of Independence.