It was the 9th of October 1912, and General Gennadis with his independent detachment of euzons marched from the village of Elati, opposite the monastery of Zavorda, and headed towards the river Aliakmonas in order to bridge it. During the previous day, they had fought a victorious battle against the Turkish army at Descati. Everything was progressing according to the plan of the General Army Command, which had decided that the Greek forces would strike the enemy in the flanks, since the frontal attack on the natural fortress of the Sarandaporos straits gave many advantages to the Turkish army, which had even recruited German officers as advisers in order to better fortify the straits. The Turks, however, had underestimated the morale of the Greeks, and here they were, just four days after the initial assault of the Greek army from the Thessalian plain, losing battles and finding themselves in a defensive position.

It was already noon, and the march of the independent division of euzons was interrupted by the sound of gunfire coming from close range. It was the battle of Lazarades, which had begun at a short distance from the division's position. The enemy held fortified positions there too and put up a stiff resistance. The 5th Division of the Greek Army was there, which, according to orders, had to overpower the enemy troops whose total strength was about 5,000 men, who were occupying the line Pades - Lazarades and blocking the crossing point for the river Aliakmonas. The Greek army managed in a very short time to capture one side of the line near the village of Pades, but at the other end, the enemy was fighting to the last. General Gennadis did not think twice about it. He left two of his units to work on bridging the river, and immediately rushed to the support of the 5th Division to join the battle. The enemy, after this vigorous intervention of the evzons, could not keep up, and around 6 o'clock in the afternoon they retreated.