Nikolaos Kasomoulis
Nikolaos Kasomoulis Νικόλαος Κασομούλης | |
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| Died | 1872 |
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Nikolaos Kasomoulis (
Greek Revolution of 1821
, and one of the main historical sources about it.
Biography
He was of
Filiki Etaireia.[3]
Following the outbreak of the
Third Siege of Missolonghi
, along with his brothers Dimitrios and Georgios. He composed the written decision for attempting a final sortie, and was responsible for coordinating the actions of the various detachments participating in the sortie. During the sortie, his brother Dimitrios was mortally wounded.
Kasomoulis occupied various military positions under Governor Ioannis Kapodistrias and King Otto. In 1836, he participated in the suppression of the anti-Otto uprisings, during which his other brother, Georgios, was also killed. He received the rank of Colonel in the Royal Phalanx, but is commonly known as a general, a rank he never held. At an advanced age he settled in Stylida, where he died in 1872.
Memoirs
Kasomoulis is best known for his
Armatoloi,[3] marking the first attempt at a comprehensive treatment of the Greek Revolution and its historical causes.[4] As a historical source, Kasomoulis' memoirs rank among the most important works for the study of the Greek Revolution.[5]
References
- ^ Chatzephotes, Ioannes M. (2002). Hē kathēmerinē zōē tōn Hellēnōn stēn Tourkokratia (in Greek). Ekdoseis Dem. N. Papadema. p. 167.
Από τους Βλάχους αναδείχθηκαν επιφανείς μορφές του Ελληνισμού όπως : Γάιος και Σεκούνδος , οι πρώτοι ... Ζωγράφος , Θεόδωρος Καβαλλιώτης , Νικόλαος Κασομούλης , Κώστας Κρυστάλλης , Ι . Κωλέττης , Ιωάννης Κωττούνιος ...
- ^ Kaplanoglou, Stavrou P. (3 July 2018). "Η βλάχικη καταγωγή της οικογένειας Κασομούλη, η θυσία της για τον αγώνα και το συγγραφικό έργο του Ν. Κασομούλη – Του Στ. Καπλάνογλου". Kozanilife.gr (in Greek).
- ^ a b Konstantinos Dimaras, «Ενθυμήματα στρατιωτικά», in Σύμμικτα Α' Από την παιδεία στην λογοτεχνία, (ed. Alexis Politis), Σπουδαστήριο Νέου Ελληνισμού, Athens, 2000, p. 126
- ^ Konstantinos Dimaras, «Πρόδρομοι του Αγώνος», in Σύμμικτα Α' Από την παιδεία στην λογοτεχνία, (ed. Alexis Politis), Σπουδαστήριο Νέου Ελληνισμού, Athens, 2000, p. 130
- ^ Konstantinos Dimaras, «Ενθυμήματα στρατιωτικά», in Σύμμικτα Α' Από την παιδεία στην λογοτεχνία, (ed. Alexis Politis), Σπουδαστήριο Νέου Ελληνισμού, Athens, 2000, p. 127
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