In the great and decisive battle to lift the siege of the Acropolis of Athens in 1827, the Turks attacked the fortified camp of the Greek revolutionaries in the Kastella area of Piraeus but were repelled after an epic battle.
The conflict came after the victory of Kütahı Pasha at Kamatero, which prompted him to demand the surrender of the Greeks besieged in the Acropolis.
When the Greeks refused, Kütahı moved against the Greek camp at Kastella with 1,500 men, including cavalry and artillery, charging from Patissia. The Greeks, alerted to the movements of the Turkish troops, organized themselves defensively. Trenches were dug, and General Gordon placed cannons on Kastella Hill, while the fleet (consisting mainly of the steamship “Karteria” and two brigs) was positioned behind them to provide support with its cannons. The steam-powered “Karteria” was captained by Frank Hastings.