The Maniots through an agent they had in Russia began conspiring with Catherine the Great and Count Alexei Grigoryevich Orlov.

This string of defeat aggravated the Ottoman Pasha in the Peloponnese, Hatzi Osman and he mustered an army of 16,000 men and invaded Mani.

Osman, meanwhile, had advanced with his army to Agio Pigada (a plain that lay between Parasyros and Skoutari) and from there sent envoys demanding the surrender of the Maniots.

The pasha demanded that the Maniots give, because they had made an alliance with the enemies [of the Turks] the Russians and revolted against the Sultan, all their guns, ten captains' children as hostages, and pay every year the capitation.

The Ottomans, surprised by this night attack started to flee but were cut off by the Maniots at their rear.