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Nikolaos Petimezas (elder)
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Nikolaos Petimezas was a Greek
revolutionary leader during the Greek War of Independence
and a politician.
He was born in 1790 and was the son of Athanasios, a scion of the historic Petimezades family and the brother of Vassilios. After his father was murdered in 180 he fled to British-held Zakynthos
, and enrolled in the British-sponsored Greek light infantry units.
He returned to the Peloponnese
at the outbreak of the War of Independence, and fought in several battles. In 1826, with 600 men, he occupied Mega Spilaio and drove back the attacks of Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt
. He was chosen as a representative of his native Kalavryta
in the Greek National Assemblies, and became an MP in the independent Kingdom of Greece
.
He died in Kalavryta
in 1865.
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
revolutionary leader during the Greek War of Independence
Greek War of Independence
The Greek War of Independence, also known as the Greek Revolution was a successful war of independence waged by the Greek revolutionaries between...
and a politician.
He was born in 1790 and was the son of Athanasios, a scion of the historic Petimezades family and the brother of Vassilios. After his father was murdered in 180 he fled to British-held Zakynthos
Zakynthos
Zakynthos , also Zante, the other form often used in English and in Italian , is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea. It is the third largest of the Ionian Islands. It is also a separate regional unit of the Ionian Islands region, and the only municipality of the regional unit. It covers an area of ...
, and enrolled in the British-sponsored Greek light infantry units.
He returned to the Peloponnese
Peloponnese
The Peloponnese, Peloponnesos or Peloponnesus , is a large peninsula , located in a region of southern Greece, forming the part of the country south of the Gulf of Corinth...
at the outbreak of the War of Independence, and fought in several battles. In 1826, with 600 men, he occupied Mega Spilaio and drove back the attacks of Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt
Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt
Ibrahim Pasha was the eldest son of Muhammad Ali, the Wāli and unrecognised Khedive of Egypt and Sudan. He served as a general in the Egyptian army that his father established during his reign, taking his first command of Egyptian forces was when he was merely a teenager...
. He was chosen as a representative of his native Kalavryta
Kalavryta
Kalavryta is a town and a municipality in the eastcentral part of the peripheral unit of Achaea, Greece. It is the southern terminus of the Kalavryta - Diakopto Road and the eastern terminus of the Patras - Kalavryta Road. It is located approx...
in the Greek National Assemblies, and became an MP in the independent Kingdom of Greece
Kingdom of Greece
The Kingdom of Greece was a state established in 1832 in the Convention of London by the Great Powers...
.
He died in Kalavryta
Kalavryta
Kalavryta is a town and a municipality in the eastcentral part of the peripheral unit of Achaea, Greece. It is the southern terminus of the Kalavryta - Diakopto Road and the eastern terminus of the Patras - Kalavryta Road. It is located approx...
in 1865.