Apostolis Kolokotronis
Apostolis Kolokotronis | |
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Native name | Αποστόλης Κολοκοτρώνης |
Born | Arcadia, Greece |
Died | 1862 Tripoli, Greece |
Allegiance | Greek War of Independence |
Service/ | Greek Army |
Rank | Colonel |
Unit | Royal Phalanx |
Commands held | General Leader of the Armed Forces of Tripoli Region |
Battles/wars | Moldavia-Wallachia campaign, Battle of the Ditch, Siege of Nafplio, Siege of Acrocorinth, Battles during the Siege of Patras, Repulsion of the invasion of Mahmud Dramali Pasha, Military operations against Ibrahim Pasha, Greek civil wars of 1824–25 |
Awards | Commemorative Medal of the War of Independence |
Spouse(s) | Sophia St. Dimitrakopoulou |
Children | Five daughters |
Relations | Giannakis Kolokotronis (father), Theodoros Kolokotronis (uncle) |
Other work | Officer of the Royal Phalanx |
Apostolis Kolokotronis (Greek: Αποστόλης Κολοκοτρώνης) was a chieftain of the Greek War of Independence 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
After that he actively participated in the siege of Nafplio,[5][6] the siege of the Acrocorinth,[7] in the conflicts during the siege of Patras (battles of Chalandritsa, Girokomio, etc.),[8][9] and in the repulsion of the invasion of Mahmud Dramali Pasha.[10] He was appointed Lieutenant on June 5, 1823, by the Greek government.[11]
During the
After the creation of the independent Greek state, he became in 1836 an officer of the Royal Phalanx 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
- ^ Encyclopedia Papyrus Larousse Britannica, vol. 34, p. 333.
- ^ Fotakos, Βίοι Πελοποννησίων ανδρών και των εξώθεν εις την Πελοπόννησον ελθόντων κληρικών, στρατιωτικών και πολιτικών των αγωνισαμένων τον αγώνα της επαναστάσεως, 1888, p. 187.
- ^ «Ιστορία Ελληνικού Έθνους», Εκδοτική Αθηνών, Athens 1975, vol. 12, p. 149.
- ^ Dionysios A. Kokkinos, Η Ελληνική Επανάστασις, εκδόσεις Μέλισσα, Athens 1975, vol. 2, p. 86 - 87.
- ^ «Ιστορία Ελληνικού Έθνους», 1975, vol. 12, p. 181.
- ^ Dionysios A. Kokkinos, 1975, vol. 2, p. 301 - 302.
- ^ Dionysios A. Kokkinos, 1975, vol. 2, p. 461.
- ^ «Ιστορία Ελληνικού Έθνους», 1975, vol. 12, p. 218 - 220.
- ^ Dionysios A. Kokkinos, 1975, vol. 2, p. 490 - 492.
- ^ Dionysios A. Kokkinos, 1975, vol. 2, p. 466, 488, 599, 602.
- ^ «Αρχεία της Ελληνικής Παλιγγενεσίας», Έκδοσις της Βιβλιοθήκης της Βουλής των Ελλήνων, Αθήναι 1977, τόμος 10ος, σ. 114.
- ^ «Ιστορία Ελληνικού Έθνους», Εκδοτική Αθηνών, Athens 1975, vol. 12, p. 329 - 331.
- ^ «Αρχεία της Ελληνικής Παλιγγενεσίας», Έκδοσις της Βιβλιοθήκης της Βουλής των Ελλήνων, Athens 1972, vol. 6, p. 128 and 212.
- ^ «Αρχεία της Ελληνικής Παλιγγενεσίας», Athens 1973, vol. 8, p. 12.
- ^ Fotakos, p. 188
- ^ Spiliadis, Apomnēmoneumata tēs neas historias tēs Hellados, Volume 3, p. 82.