Omer Vryonis (also Omar Vrioni) was a leading Ottoman figure in the Greek War of Independence. Imperial motto (Ottoman Turkish) دولت ابد مدت Devlet-i Ebed-müddet (The Eternal State) The Ottoman Empire at the height of its power (1683) Official language Ottoman Turkish Capital Söğüt (1299-1326), Bursa (1326-1365), Edirne (1365-1453), Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul) (1453-1922) Imperial anthem Ottoman imperial anthem Sovereigns Padishah... Combatants Greek revolutionaries, United Kingdom, Russia, France Ottoman Empire, Egyptian troops Commanders Theodoros Kolokotronis, Alexander Ypsilanti Omer Vryonis, Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt. ...

Omer Vryonis was actually Albanian but, when Ali Pasha revolted against the Porte (as the government of the Empire was called), he chose the Sultan's side rather than that of his own countryman and ruler. Engraving of Ali Pasha Ali Pashë Tepelena, commonly known as Ali Pasha, (1741 – January 24, 1822) was the military ruler (pasha) of a large area of the Ottoman Empires European territories. ... Synonym of the government of the Ottoman Empire often confusing the Sublime Porte and the High Porte. ...

After the fall and execution of Ali Pasha, Omer Vryonis was sent to suppress the Greek Revolution which had broken out on March 25, 1821. On April 24, 1821, he defeated the Greeks at the Battle of Alamana and had their commander, Athanasios Diakos, impaled and roasted alive. Vrioni's advance was temporarily halted by Odysseus Androutsos who, with a handful of men, inflicted heavy casualties upon him at the Battle of the inn of Gravia on May 8, 1821. The coronation banquet for George IV 1821 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Combatants Greece Ottoman Empire Commanders Athanasios Diakos, Panourgias Panourgias, Yiannis Dyovouniotis Omer Vryonis Strength 1,500 irregulars 9,000 troops Casualties unknown unknown The Battle of Alamana was fought between the Greeks and the Turks during the Greek War of Independence. ... Athanasios Diakos (1788-1821). ...

Omer Vrioni was largely antagonistic with Kutahye, the Turkish commander of Central Greece and, in 1824, was recalled by the Porte and assigned a command in Macedonia. 1824 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

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