 Defeatism affected a number of Moreote Christian notables ("kodjabashis") who began advocating for peace in return for a limited autonomy such as the one granted by the Ottomans to Wallachia after the conclusion of the Russo-Turkish War of 1806.In October 1826, Greek general Georgios Karaiskakis took a number of fighters who managed to break out from Missolonghi, heading south-east towards Morea.On 27 October he arrived at Domvrena, besieging the 300-man Ottoman garrison who had taken refuge in tower houses.