Chian Committee

The Committee of Chios was a commission from Chios, consisting of Ambrosios Scaramanga, Louka Ralli and George Psycha, which was created to ensure the inclusion of Chios in the newly established Greek state. Also undertook the financial and material support of the Campaign of Chios (1827-1828).

After the destruction of Chios in 1822 by the Ottoman army several of the inhabitants settled in other parts of Greece and Europe. Many of them settled in Syros and engaged in trade. Longed for the liberation of their homeland and worried that Chios would be left outside the borders of the formation of a new Greek state, although it had revolted against the Ottomans and had suffered enough during the revolution.

The office of Ioannis Kapodistrias

The work of the Committee of Chios before the campaign of Chios

The Chians residents of Syros collected enough money from their fellow citizens, they offered themselves money for the mobilization and supply of naval and military force. To perform the sacred purpose commissioned three honest countrymen the Ambrosios Scaramanga, Louka Ralli and George Psycha to represent, constituting the Committee of Chios. Representing approximately five thousand compatriots and worked to prepare the liberation of Chios.

The work of the Committee of Chios during the Campaign of Chios

Representatives of the Commission of Chios came into contact with the Anti-Government Commission and tried to secure its approval to make campaign for the liberation of the island. The Commission approved the Anti-Government campaign, the cost of which will be paid by the Chians. Call Generale Charles Nicolas Fabvier and discussed with him the possible campaign. On August 19, 1827 was given command of the Commander of terrestrial forces, Sir Richard Church, issuing appropriate orders to Colonel Fabvier to free the island.The war activities on the island began in October 1827. The Fabvier asked the Committee of Chios arrange to exclude the Turks, who were in the castle of the island, the sea not to refuel, but they were busy organizing health and other authorities and report expenses. In January 1828 when he came Ioannis Kapodistrias in Greece, Fabvier sent letter requesting aid supplies and money. Kapodistrias, although he knew that the campaign in Chios was unfortunate, he sent all possible aid because they did not want to risk the lives of the inhabitants. But the Committee of Chios had stopped regularly pays his soldiers and did their ammunition as agreed. Regular and irregular troops grumbling. On February 28, 1928 was landing some 3000 Turkish soldiers on the island and many of the residents together with representatives of the Committee of Chios on the island fled. That evening Fabvier implemented plan for withdrawal from the island. The Committee of Chion's announced that it had come [[Andreas Vokos Miaoulis[[ with the frigate "Hellas" and other ships which had clear Turkish and asked him to return. The Fabvier agreed. But the chieftains of random army asked the Committee of Chion two salaries and provide them systematically ammunition and food. The Committee agreed only on condition that first would return and would close the Turks in the fortress of the island.

The end of the Commission's work of Chios

After this incident the army moved near Red and from there transferred to nearby Greek deserted island where Greek and Allied ships the received safely. Without the expected outcome in March 1828, finished the campaign on the island and the work of the Commission of Chios.