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Odysseas Androutsos (also Odysseus Androutsos, ) was a hero of the Greek War of Independence
Greek War of Independence

The Greek War of Independence was a successful war of independence waged by the Greek revolutionaries between 1821 and 1829, with later assistance from several Europe powers, against the Ottoman Empire, who were assisted by their vassal state, the Egypt under Muhammad Ali and his successors....
. He was born in Ithaca
Ithaca

Ithaca or Ithaka is an island in the Ionian Sea, in Greece, with an area of 118 km? and three thousand inhabitants. It is an independent Communities and Municipalities of Greece of the prefecture of Kefalonia and Ithaka Prefecture, and lies off the northeast coast of Kefalonia....
 in 1788, however his family was from the village of Livanates
Livanates

Livanates is a seaside town in the prefecture of Phthiotis, central Greece. It is located 68km southeast of Lamia and is the seat of the municipality of Dafnousia....
 in Phthiotis
Phthiotis

Phthiotis is one of the prefectures of Greece. The capital is the city of Lamia . It is bordered by the Maliac Gulf to the east, Boeotia in the south, Phocis in the south, Aetolia-Acarnania in the southwest, Eurytania in the west, Karditsa Prefecture in the north, Larissa Prefecture in the north, and Magnesia in the northeast....
 prefecture. His father was Andreas Androutsos, a klepht
Klepht

Klephts , were bandits and warlike mountain folk who lived in the Greece countryside when Greece was a part of the Ottoman Empire. Due to the development of Turkish-Greek relations, though the word still means literally "thieves", it assumed a positive meaning for Greeks...
.

r losing his father, Androutsos joined the Turkish army of Ali Pasha
Ali Pasha

Ali Pasha of Tepelena or of Yannina, the "Lion of Yannina", was the Albanian people ruler of the western part of Rumelia, the Ottoman Empire's European territory which was also called European Turkey....
 and became an officer, however, in 1818 he joined the Friendly Society (Filiki Eteria
Filiki Eteria

The Filiki Eteria, variously transliterated as Filiki Etairia or Filiki Etaireia Brothers or Vlamides , b) the Recommended , ?) the Priests and d) the Shepherds ....
) which was planning the liberation of Greece from the Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire

The Ottoman Empire , also known by its contemporaries as the Turkish Empire or Turkey , was an empire that lasted from 1299?1923. It was Treaty of Lausanne by the Republic of Turkey, which was officially proclaimed on October 29, 1923....
.

ay 1821, Omer Vryonis
Omer Vryonis

Omar Vrioni was a leading Ottoman Empire figure in the Greek War of Independence....
, the commander of the Ottoman army, advanced with 8,000 men, after crushing the resistance of the Greeks at the river of Alamana
Battle of Alamana

The Battle of Alamana was fought between the Greeks and the Ottoman Empire during the Greek War of Independence in April 1821....
 and putting Athanasios Diakos
Athanasios Diakos

Athanasios Diakos , a Greeks military commander during the Greek War of Independence and a national hero, was born Athanasios Nikolaos Massavetas in the village of Ano Mousounitsa, Phocis....
 to death, heading south into the Peloponnese
Peloponnese

The Peloponnese or Peloponnesus is a large peninsula and Regions of Greece in southern Greece, forming the part of the country south of the Gulf of Corinth....
 to crush the Greek uprising.

seas Androutsos with a band of 100 or so men took up a defensive position at an inn near Gravia
Gravia

Gravia is a municipality in the northeastern part of the Phocis, Greece. Its 2001 population was 897 for the village and 2,975 for the municipality....
, supported by Panourgias and Diovouniotis and their men.






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Odysseas Androutsos (also Odysseus Androutsos, ) was a hero of the Greek War of Independence
Greek War of Independence

The Greek War of Independence was a successful war of independence waged by the Greek revolutionaries between 1821 and 1829, with later assistance from several Europe powers, against the Ottoman Empire, who were assisted by their vassal state, the Egypt under Muhammad Ali and his successors....
. He was born in Ithaca
Ithaca

Ithaca or Ithaka is an island in the Ionian Sea, in Greece, with an area of 118 km? and three thousand inhabitants. It is an independent Communities and Municipalities of Greece of the prefecture of Kefalonia and Ithaka Prefecture, and lies off the northeast coast of Kefalonia....
 in 1788, however his family was from the village of Livanates
Livanates

Livanates is a seaside town in the prefecture of Phthiotis, central Greece. It is located 68km southeast of Lamia and is the seat of the municipality of Dafnousia....
 in Phthiotis
Phthiotis

Phthiotis is one of the prefectures of Greece. The capital is the city of Lamia . It is bordered by the Maliac Gulf to the east, Boeotia in the south, Phocis in the south, Aetolia-Acarnania in the southwest, Eurytania in the west, Karditsa Prefecture in the north, Larissa Prefecture in the north, and Magnesia in the northeast....
 prefecture. His father was Andreas Androutsos, a klepht
Klepht

Klephts , were bandits and warlike mountain folk who lived in the Greece countryside when Greece was a part of the Ottoman Empire. Due to the development of Turkish-Greek relations, though the word still means literally "thieves", it assumed a positive meaning for Greeks...
.

Early life

After losing his father, Androutsos joined the Turkish army of Ali Pasha
Ali Pasha

Ali Pasha of Tepelena or of Yannina, the "Lion of Yannina", was the Albanian people ruler of the western part of Rumelia, the Ottoman Empire's European territory which was also called European Turkey....
 and became an officer, however, in 1818 he joined the Friendly Society (Filiki Eteria
Filiki Eteria

The Filiki Eteria, variously transliterated as Filiki Etairia or Filiki Etaireia Brothers or Vlamides , b) the Recommended , ?) the Priests and d) the Shepherds ....
) which was planning the liberation of Greece from the Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire

The Ottoman Empire , also known by its contemporaries as the Turkish Empire or Turkey , was an empire that lasted from 1299?1923. It was Treaty of Lausanne by the Republic of Turkey, which was officially proclaimed on October 29, 1923....
.

Greek Revolution

In May 1821, Omer Vryonis
Omer Vryonis

Omar Vrioni was a leading Ottoman Empire figure in the Greek War of Independence....
, the commander of the Ottoman army, advanced with 8,000 men, after crushing the resistance of the Greeks at the river of Alamana
Battle of Alamana

The Battle of Alamana was fought between the Greeks and the Ottoman Empire during the Greek War of Independence in April 1821....
 and putting Athanasios Diakos
Athanasios Diakos

Athanasios Diakos , a Greeks military commander during the Greek War of Independence and a national hero, was born Athanasios Nikolaos Massavetas in the village of Ano Mousounitsa, Phocis....
 to death, heading south into the Peloponnese
Peloponnese

The Peloponnese or Peloponnesus is a large peninsula and Regions of Greece in southern Greece, forming the part of the country south of the Gulf of Corinth....
 to crush the Greek uprising.

Battle of Gravia
Battle of Gravia

The Battle of Gravia Inn was fought between Greece and the Ottoman Empire during the Greek War of Independence. The Greek leader, Odysseas Androutsos with a group of 120 men defeated a Turkish army numbering 9,000 men and artillery under the command of Omer Vryonis....

Odysseas Androutsos with a band of 100 or so men took up a defensive position at an inn near Gravia
Gravia

Gravia is a municipality in the northeastern part of the Phocis, Greece. Its 2001 population was 897 for the village and 2,975 for the municipality....
, supported by Panourgias and Diovouniotis and their men. Vrioni attacked the inn but was repulsed with heavy casualties (over 400 dead). Finally, he was forced to ask for reinforcements and artillery but the Greeks managed to slip out before the reinforcements arrived. Androutsos lost two men in the battle and earned the title of commander in chief of the Greek forces in Roumeli.

Downfall

Androutsos' glory did not last long. In the following year, 1822, he was accused by political opponent Ioannis Kolettis
Ioannis Kolettis

Ioannis Kolettis was a Greeks politician of Aromanians origin who played a significant role in Greek affairs from the Greek War of Independence through the early years of the Greek Kingdom....
 of being in contact with the Turks and was stripped of his command. Finally, in 1825, the revolutionary government placed him under arrest in a cave at the Acropolis
Acropolis

Acropolis literally means city on the edge . For purposes of defense, early settlers naturally chose elevated ground, frequently a hill with precipitous sides....
 in Athens
Athens

Athens , the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery; as one of the List of cities by time of continuous habitation, its recorded history spans around 3,400 years....
. The new commander, Yiannis Gouras, who once was Androutsos' second in command, had him executed on June 5, 1825.

Writings on Androutsos

Many people believed that Androutsos betrayed his country, but many others refuted this, asking those who accused him why he would valiantly defend his country, then betray it. Most politicians were afraid of him, and may believe that was why he was accused of treason. One night, while sleeping in the cave he was imprisoned in, men snuck in, and threw him off the edge of a nearby cliff, killing him.

See also

  • Battle of Gravia
    Battle of Gravia

    The Battle of Gravia Inn was fought between Greece and the Ottoman Empire during the Greek War of Independence. The Greek leader, Odysseas Androutsos with a group of 120 men defeated a Turkish army numbering 9,000 men and artillery under the command of Omer Vryonis....