Future Prime Minister Konstantinos Kanaris, Dimitrios Papanikolis, Pipinos and Nikolis Apostolis distinguished themselves as naval leaders, using fire ships to combat the more powerful Ottoman Navy.

[3] Psara's native population of 7,500 people was augmented by 23,000 Greek refugees from Chios, but also from Thessaly, Macedonia, Moschonisia and Kydonies.

[6] The resistance of the Psariots ended the next day with a last stand at the town's old fort of Palaiokastro (alternative name Mavri Rachi, literally "Black Ridge").

Then, the moment the Turks entered the fort, the local Antonios Vratsanos lit a fuse to the gunpowder stock, in an explosion that killed the town's inhabitants along with their enemies — thus remaining faithful to their flag up to their death.

Διονύσιος Σολωμός Ἡ καταστροφὴ τῶν Ψαρῶν On the all-black ridge of Psara Glory walks by herself taking in the bright young men on the war field the crown of her hair wound from the last few grasses left on the desolate earth.