Apostolis Kolokotronis () was a chieftain of the

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and an officer of the Greek army from Arcadia. He was member of the well-known Kolokotronis family.

Biography

Kolokotronis was the son of the chieftain Giannakis Kolokotronis (also known by the nickname "Daskoulias") and nephew of the commander

Theodoros Kolokotronis Theodoros Kolokotronis (; 3 April 1770 – ) was a Greek general and the pre-eminent leader of the Greek War of Independence (1821–1829) against the Ottoman Empire. The son of a klepht leader who fought the Ottomans during the Orlov revolt ...

. In the first stages of the

, he took part along with his father in the military operations in

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under the command of prince

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. After the suppression of the revolution in the Danubian Principalities, father and son returned in early August 1821, along with other fighters to the

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and participated in the Battle of the Ditch, where Apostolis was injured. After that he actively participated in the siege of Nafplio, the siege of the

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, in the conflicts during the siege of Patras (battles of Chalandritsa, Girokomio, etc.), and in the repulsion of the invasion of

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. He was appointed Lieutenant on June 5, 1823, by the Greek government. During the

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, although he was invited by

to join him in the blockade of Nafplio and the siege of

Tripoli Tripoli or Tripolis (from , meaning "three cities") may refer to: Places Greece *Tripolis (region of Arcadia), a district in ancient Arcadia, Greece * Tripolis (Larisaia), an ancient Greek city in the Pelasgiotis district, Thessaly, near Larissa ...

, he adopted a neutral position. Also, in early 1824 he was accused of arbitrariness in Pyrgos area. Later he participated in the military operations against Ibrahim Pasha and he was elected by Theodoros Kolokotronis as general leader of the armed forces of Tripoli region.Spiliadis, Apomnēmoneumata tēs neas historias tēs Hellados, Volume 3, p. 82.
/ref> After the creation of the independent Greek state, he became in 1836 an officer of the

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and in 1845 he received the rank of colonel and was awarded with the Commemorative Medal of the War of Independence. He died in 1862 in Tripoli. He was married to Sophia St. Dimitrakopoulou from Tripoli with whom he had five daughters.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kolokotronis, Apostolis 1862 deaths People from Arcadia, Peloponnese Greek people of the Greek War of Independence

Apostolis Apostolos () or Apostolis (Αποστόλης) is a common male Greek name#Given names, Greek given name, which means "apostle". The diminutive form Tolis (Τόλης) is also common. Bearers of the name include: *Apostolis Anthimos *Alex Carter (C ...

Members of the Royal Phalanx