Siege of the Acropolis (1826–1827)

Second siege of the Acropolis
	Part of the Greek War of Independence
	; Siege of the Acropolis; by Georg Perlberg
Date	25 August 1826 – 24 May 1827 (O.S.); (8 months, 4 weeks and 1 day)
Location	Athens, Sanjak of Eğriboz, Ottoman Empire (now Attica, Greece)37°58′45.98″N 23°42′58.00″E / 37.9794389°N 23.7161111°E
Result	Ottoman victory; Capture of the Acropolis;
Belligerents
First Hellenic Republic	Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Georgios Karaiskakis; Yiannis Gouras †; Yiannis Makriyiannis; Charles Nicolas Fabvier; Vasos Mavrovouniotis	Reşid Mehmed Pasha
Strength
6,000	10,000
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown
	Location within Athens Siege of the Acropolis (1826–1827) (Greece)

The second siege of the Acropolis in 1826–1827 during the Greek War of Independence involved the siege of the Acropolis of Athens, the last fortress still held by the Greek rebels in Central Greece, by the forces of the Ottoman Empire.