sentences:  The battle ended in a crushing defeat of the Greek forces.From the rebels’ side 300–350 fighters were killed, including two French philhellene officers, the surgeon of the army and Dionysios Vourvachis, the head of whom was cut off and sent by Reshid Pasha as loot to the sultan Mahmud II.According to Trikoupis, the eve of the battle there was disagreement between the leaders of the Greek army about the tactics that they should follow.