Christos Palaskas

[5][6] He returned to Epirus after the disbandment of the Greek Light Infantry Regiment in 1818 (where he attained the rank of captain), and he served as an ordnance officer in the court of Ali Pasha of Ioannina,[7] undertaking the organization of the artillery and training of his army, helping especially in regards to strategy and tactics.

[1] After the outbreak of the war between Ali Pasha and the Sublime Porte, Palaskas defected to the Sultan's troops and served as an ordnance officer to Omer Vryoni.

[8] When the Greek Revolution broke out, Palaskas initially remained on the Ottomans’ side and followed Omer Vryoni in his campaign against southern Greece.

According to Greek historian Dionysios Kokkinos, Palaskas acted this way either because of his initial depreciation of the extent and the importance of the revolution or because of his fear for the safety of his family that remained in Epirus.

[7] After the Battle of Gravia Inn, he was sent by the Albanian general to negotiate with the rebels led by Odysseas Androutsos that had fled to Chlomo.

More specifically, he persuaded Vrioni and Köse Mehmet not to launch a surprise attack against the rebels, claiming that such tactics were beneath the Ottoman armies when facing an inferior enemy.

In late July 1821, Palaskas held consultations[13] with an envoy of Androutsos in order to help Greeks recapture the city.

From Stylida, initially they seemed to move towards Patratziki, where was a strong force under Nikitaras,[20][23] after the instigation of Ypsilantis, who, according to one version suggested this route to protect them from Androutsos.

The latter, knowing the purpose of their mission,[20][23][30][33][34] initially went at the headquarters of Ypsilantis with a force of sixty soldiers to find out information about the moves of the two men.

[31][35][36][37][38] Some authors report[23][39] that, before they arrived and captured, Palaskas suspected Androutsos’s threatening intentions but Noutsos didn't pay attention to his fears.