Greek
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general of the
Greek War of Independence
The Greek War of Independence, also known as the Greek Revolution or the Greek Revolution of 1821, was a successful war of independence by Greek revolutionaries against the Ottoman Empire between 1821 and 1829. In 1826, the Greeks were assisted ...
Corinthia
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. His father was the notable Sotiris Notaras and his mother, Mary, was a sister of
Greek Revolution
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, although young, he created his own military force composed of men from the
Peloponnese
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and from Roumeli. He paid the salaries of his fighters from his own fortune.
He participated in the siege of Acrocorinth and after the surrender of the castle, he became garrison commander. In 1822 he fought bravely and he was distinguished in repelling the army of Mahmud Dramali Pasha. In 1824, at the age of 19, he became general of the revolutionary forces. In the first phase of the
Greek civil wars of 1824–25
Greek may refer to:
Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe:
*Greeks, an ethnic group
*Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family
**Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor of all kno ...
, he sided with his uncle, Andreas Zaimis, against the
Georgios Kountouriotis
Georgios Kountouriotis (; 1782 – 13 March 1858) was a Greek ship-owner and politician who served as prime minister from March to October 1848.
Life
He was born in 1782 on the Saronic island of Hydra to an Arvanite family. The family, appar ...
government and the government troops from Roumeli. As a result, he was persecuted by Yannis Gouras and abandoned by his men from Roumeli, who were unhappy because they were not paid well. He found shelter in Agios Georgios.
When Kountouriotis prevailed, Notaras was forced to surrender on 9 December 1824. Along with other leaders of the anti-government camp he was imprisoned in
Nafplio
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Hydra Island
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.
After he was released, he constituted his own army and in July 1825 he participated in the second siege of
Patras
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. He also repelled the Egyptian troops of
Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt
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in the region of
Messenia
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. In 1826, he became the cause of civil conflict in Corinth as a rival of his cousin Panagiotis Notaras for the hand of Sofia Rendi, daughter of the notable Theocharis Rendis. The result of this turmoil was the total destruction of the village of Sofiko in May 1826. In late January 1827 as the head of 1200 soldiers, he proceeded to
Attica
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, where under the leadership of
Georgios Karaiskakis
Georgios Karaiskakis (), born Georgios Karaiskos (; 1782–1827), was a Greek military commander and a leader of the Greek War of Independence.
Early life
Karaiskakis was a Sarakatsani. His father was the armatolos of the Valtos district, D ...
Dimitrios Kallergis
Dimitrios Kallergis (; 18038 April 1867) was a fighter of the Greek War of Independence, major general, politician and one of the most important protagonists of the 3 September 1843 Revolution.
Life Early life
Kallergis was born in 1803 in Cr ...
. In this battle, he commanded the center of the Greek forces.Sansimera.gr: Η μάχη της Καστέλας /ref>
He was killed during the disastrous defeat of the revolutionary forces Battle of Phaleron on 24 April 1827.
Bibliography
*Fotios Chrysanthopoulos, ed. (1888) (Greek). ''Βίοι Πελοποννησίων ανδρών και των εξώθεν εις την Πελοπόννησον ελθόντων κληρικών, στρατιωτικών και πολιτικών των αγωνισαμένων τον αγώνα της επαναστάσεως''. Athens: Σταύρος Ανδρόπουλος, Τυπογραφείο Π. Δ. Σακελλαρίου.
*''Papyrus Larousse Britannica'', vol. 39, p. 295-296, Athens: 2007 (Greek).