Kafkarias

Northeast of Lapanagoi is the steep hill of Kafkarias (between Lapanagoi and Ano Mazaraki). An important Greek Revolution battle took place here on August 26, 1827. The entrenched, vastly outnumbered Greeks under the command of Koliopoulos repulsed and defeated the forces of Deli Achmet Pasha of Patras, whom Ibrahim Pasha had ordered to strike the forces of Kolokotronis at Petsakoi. The Greek victory was attributed to the aid of Saint Paraskevi. (A church dedicated to Saint Paraskevi is found in Mazaraki).