[1] The Turkish plan would only succeed if the Ottoman army could pass Doliana where Nikitaras, a leader of the Greek revolutionaries, was positioned with approximately two hundred men.

By the time the Ottomans reached Doliana, Nikitaras had established a fortified position utilizing ordinary houses.

[1] Meanwhile at Vervena, when a portion of the Ottoman army arrived it was forced to quickly retreat because the Greek revolutionaries had realized the impending danger and prepared for an attack by taking positions to flank the Turks.

[2] Nikitaras, who had up to that point lived in the shadow of General Kolokotronis, earned a reputation and nickname (Greek: Τουρκοφάγος, romanized: Tourkofagos, lit.

It marked the last time that the besieged Ottoman army left Tripoli and opened the way for the fall of the city and the firm establishment of the independence movement in the Peloponnese.