To occupy the Turks after the battles of Melipyrgos and Almyros, which had forced the Maniates to retreat and take refuge for the safety of their families in the inaccessible caves of Taygetos, he fortified himself with 36 men in a coastal tower of Verga, where he repelled two days the Turkish attacks.
However, lacking water and munitions, he finally made a heroic exit with his men, with only his sword through the enemy.
Arriving at the camp of the Maniats in Almyros, he announced the events and a general attack was decided against the army of Hatzi Osman.
Indeed 4,000 Maniates descended from the mountain above Almyros, "Selitsa" and attempted a sudden night attack, pursuing the Turks as far as Kalamata.
He was married with Katerina Koutsogrigorakou and his children were: Petrobey, Ioannis, Kyriakoulis, Konstantinos, Dimitrios and Antonios.