Sacred Band (1821)

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Sacred Band
Ἱερὸς Λόχος
Flag of the Sacred Band
Active	February - August 1821
Allegiance	Revolutionary Greece
Type	Infantry
Size	400
Engagements	Greek War of Independence Wallachian Uprising Battle of Drăgășani Battle of Sculeni
Commanders
Founder	Alexandros Ypsilantis
Commander	Georgios Katakouzinos
Adjutant	Athanasios Tsakalov

The Sacred Band (Greek: Ἱερὸς Λόχος) was a military force founded by Alexander Ypsilantis at the beginning of the Greek War of Independence, in the middle of March 1821 in Wallachia, now part of Romania. It was formed by volunteers students of the Greek communities of Moldavia, Wallachia and Odessa. It was the first organized military unit of the Greek War of Independence (1821) and of the Greek army in general. Ypsilantis thought that these young people could become the soul of his army. That was the reason that he borrowed the name of the Sacred Band of Thebes.