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Editor: MOSCHOVOU ANNA (PHILOLOGIST\u00a0– TEACHER)<\/em><\/p>\n
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A pillar of the Filiki Eteria Panagiotis Anagnostopoulos<\/strong> was born in Andritsaina in 1790<\/strong>, where he gained his first education. In 1808, he moved to Smyrna with his family, and at the age of 20 he went to Odessa in Russia, where he worked as a clerk in the commercial centre of Thanassis Sekeris.<\/p>\n In Odessa he met the first members of Filiki Eteria (Skoufas, Tsakalov, Xanthos), he was initiated into Filiki Eteria<\/strong> by Skoufas and became a founding member of the Society. In 1843, Emmanuel Xanthos sent to the National Assembly a handwritten report which is kept in the National Library archives, under No. 9142, where, inter alia, he states that there were four people who met and begun working in Odessa in November 1814: Nikolaos Skoufas from Arta, Athanasios Firou Tsakalov from Ioannina, Panagiotis Anagnostopoulos from the Peloponnese and Emmanuel Xanthos from Patmos…\u00a0 After 1818 (Skoufas dies – Tsakalov moves to Italy) the pillars of Filiki Eteria stayed with Xanthos.<\/p>\n He initiated wealthy people into the Filiki Eteria (Panagiotis Sekeris, Asimakis Krokidas) contributing as economic boosters of the Society, and other major warriors (Anagnostaras, Dimitropoulos, Neofytos Doukas…). Therefore his contribution to the Society and the preparation of the big revolution of the Nation is considered invaluable.<\/p>\n Panagiotis Anagnostopoulos persuaded Dimitrios Ypsilantis to come to the Morea, and accompanied him from Metternich Austria to the revolutionary Greece, with passports issued by a Russian commander. Anagnostopoulos travelled under the identity of Sostopopoulos Athanasios, a salesman and Ypsilantins under the identity of Charitos, Director of the Trade Firm.<\/p>\n They arrived at the Morea on 19 June 1821 and he was the political advisor of<\/strong> D.<\/strong> Ypsilantis<\/strong>, so that he could not be easily disoriented by the Kodjabashis<\/em> (Christian notables), being informed on their practices. We fight to live and make them also live (the Turks) under fair, human laws. We do not fight the Turks, their men, we fight the tyranny\u00a0 Anagnostopoulos said explaining the broad sense of the Greek struggle, placing it above any racial and national hatred. Due to this life attitude, both D. Ypsilantis and Anagnostopoulos himself were sidelined.<\/p>\n During the Kapodistrian period he was appointed temporary commissioner of Ilia and from 1831 to 1843 he was successively Governor of Sparta, Syros, Evia and Thyra. In 1843 he was appointed State Counsellor and later Prefect of Laconia and Messinia.<\/p>\n He died<\/strong> in 1854<\/strong> in Athens by cholera, an epidemic disease spread to the capital from the British and French occupation troops.<\/p>\n AMPARIOTIS GEORGIOS Proestos<\/em><\/strong> of Andritsaina and member of the Filiki Eteria<\/strong><\/p>\n Ampariotis Georgios<\/strong> was born in 1740.<\/strong> He was a Proestos<\/em><\/strong> (Christian notable<\/em>) in Andritsaina. He took part in the Orlov Revolt (1769)<\/strong> and after the failure of the revolt he fled to Mount Lykaion, fighting against the Turkish Albanians. In 1819 he was initiated into the Filiki Eteria<\/strong> by Polychronis Tzanetos and actively worked to prepare the independence struggle.<\/p>\n ANTONOPOULOS GEORGIOS <\/strong><\/p>\n Merchant of Trieste. Member of the Filiki Eteria – Consultant of D. Ypsilantis<\/strong> Georgios Antonopoulos<\/strong> was born in Andritsaina<\/strong>, Olympia in 1800<\/strong>. He firstly studied at the school of Andritsaina, and at the age of 12 he went to Trieste<\/strong> invited by his uncle Anastasios Antonopoulos.<\/p>\n He studied at the famous Greek School of Trieste<\/strong>, where he studied Greek history and literature and learned German and Italian.<\/p>\n In 1817, after the death of his uncle Anast. Antonopoulos, he took over with his brother the business management of Antonopoulos house.\u00a0 The house became a great commercial and banking business, importing and exporting goods through the port of Trieste.<\/p>\n In 1819 he was initiated into the Filiki Eteria<\/strong>, worked for the sacred purpose, and together with his brother offered great amounts to prepare the Greek Revolution.<\/p>\n In May 1821, when Dimitrios Ypsilantis -at his descent to Greece- arrived at Trieste, Georgios Antonopoulos set at the service of the revolutionary Greece himself and his property.<\/strong> He followed Dimitrios Ypsilantis, accompanied by Panagiotis Anagnostopoulos, as consultant, treasurer and aide de camp, and contributed significantly organising the administration and finance of the war.<\/p>\n After the occupation of Nafplion, he settled there, bought a house and married Irini, daughter of Stamatelos Andonopoulos, a merchant and member of the Filiki Eteria. His personality shined in Nafplion and he continued to provide services to the nation elected delegate to the National Assemblies, Senator, Nafplion Mayor and Consultant of the National Bank.<\/p>\n He supported the opponents of Otto<\/strong> in the case of the conviction of Th. Kolokotronis and D. Plapoutas and the dismissal of the Bavarians. He also participated in the movement that abolished absolute monarch (03 September 1843) and voted for<\/strong> the Constitution,<\/strong> as a representative of Nafplion. He participated actively in the uprisings organised in Nafplion in 1861-62 for the Nation’s rights.<\/p>\n After Otto’s dethronement, he withdrew from political life and lived simply, despite being one of the prominent contributors to the political, economic, social and intellectual development of Greece.<\/p>\n He died <\/strong>in 1865 <\/strong>in Nafplion.<\/p>\n A renowned jurist, journalist, poet, essayist and above all, a historian<\/strong><\/p>\n A prominent personality of Argos. He was born<\/strong> in Argos in 1847 <\/strong>and came from a very poor family. He studied law in Athens and practised until his death in his homeland. He lived an ascetic life and avoided social gatherings. He liked to work for endless hours. He devoted his whole life to his occupation and his writings.<\/p>\n Dim. Vardouniotis was a founding member<\/strong> and the first vice-president of the Association of Argos people “O DANAOS”<\/strong>, from which he resigned in 1900 after an argument with the president Christos Papaikonomos<\/strong> concerning the association’s goals, because he wished for the association to have a historical orientation, aiming to stimulate the public’s interest about the history of Argos<\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Dim. Vardouniotis was actively engaged in politics and served as city council member <\/strong>in Sp. Kamouchos group for a single mandate of 1883-87, without being re-elected. He was a supporter of Th. Diligiannis<\/strong>, who he presented at his appearance in Argos. Later he became a supporter of Ch. Trikoupis<\/strong>. He had very good relations with Spilios Kalmouchos and supported him in his articles. He published the newspaper “Argos” from 1885 to 1889. After the Goudi coup, he belonged to moderate opponents of Venizelos. However, when the conflict between Venizelos and King Constantine broke out, he developed strong political action against Venizelos and as a result he was exiled<\/strong> in February 1918 at the age of 71 years in Mytilini, from where he returned a few months later, exhausted.\u00a0<\/p>\n Vardouniotis’s intellectual work left a mark in Argos arts for 50 years. <\/strong>With an obvious romantic influence he wrote poems and short stories<\/strong>, which did stand the test of time.\u00a0 His work in the science of history is very significant <\/strong>and still attracts interest. His indefatigable historic research, performed methodically and responsibly helped establish the historical truth and gave us a lot of information on the revolution of 1821 and on many personalities of the era. “The destruction of Dramalis holds a special place, referring to the battle of Dervenakia. Moreover, he wrote about the trial of Kolokotronis, Bouboulina and other heroes and warriors of 1821. Other important works include Excursion to Mycenae, Aphneios Corinth, Phryni, Next to Erasinos, etc. Many of his works were published by the press in Argos, in Skokkos and Svoronos calendars and elsewhere. He often signed articles under the pen-names Esperos and Timon.<\/p>\n Vardouniotis had two children. He died <\/strong>in Argos in 1924.<\/strong><\/p>\n GRIVAS GEORGIOS or SVIGGAS (Peratia, 1767 – Messolongi, 1826)<\/strong><\/p>\n Georgios Grivas<\/strong> was the son of Christos Grivas descending from the historical family Grivas of Acarnania, whose influence was very important during the Turkish occupation, in the revolution of 1821 and in the free Greek state. He was killed during the last siege of Messolongi in 1826.<\/strong><\/p>\n Lawyer – Politician – Minister of Justice<\/strong><\/p>\n Nikolaos Dimitrakopoulos<\/strong> born in<\/strong> 1864 <\/strong>in historical Karytaina,\u00a0 <\/strong>Gortynia, where he completed primary school education. Then, he went to Athens, where he attended the 3rd Athens High School, the School of Philosophy (two years) and the Law School, from which he graduated with honours.<\/p>\n After his practical training and thesis he worked and quickly distinguished himself as a lawyer<\/strong>. In 1909, he was elected unanimously a Civil Law professor<\/strong> at the University of Athens, but he declined his election because he wanted to engage in politics.<\/p>\n He served as sergeant <\/strong>in the Greco-Turkish war of 1897 and he published his traumatic war experiences in a series of articles in the newspaper “Kairoi”.<\/p>\n His intense activity led him to engage in politics from 1906 until 1920. He was elected repeatedly MP and was entrusted with the Ministry of Justice by Eleftherios Venizelos on 06\/10\/1910. Dimitrakopoulos contribution, as Minister of Justice<\/strong> in the modernisation of the Greek legislation was impressive.<\/p>\n In May 1912 Dimitrakopoulos disagreed with the Prime Minister and submitted his resignation. He founded the<\/strong> “Progressive Party”<\/strong>\u00a0and was elected MP at both elections of 1915. He did not take part in the elections of 1920 for health reasons, but his party elected 14 MPs.<\/p>\n He died in 1921<\/strong> in Vienna, where he had gone for treatment, leaving behind extensive writings of legal and historical-political content.<\/p>\n The Library of Andritsaina hosts manuscripts from the personal collection of Nikolaos Dimitrakopoulos donated by Ms Christina Zissi, with the assistance of the Library Director, Dimitrios Pringouris.<\/p>\n ZARIFOPOULOS<\/strong><\/p>\n The name of an Andritsaina family, whose patriarch was the wealthy notable Zarifis<\/strong><\/p>\n Zarifopoulos Anagnostis Zarifopoulos Nikolaos IATROPOULOS PANAGIOTIS or GIATRAKOS<\/strong><\/p>\n A warrior and medical practitioner<\/strong><\/p>\n A hero from Laconia<\/strong>. He fought and healed comrades with the medical knowledge he had as a practitioner. He served in the fight from beginning to end, having under his command a military force with which he fought in many battles and which he supplied by his own means. He sacrificed all his fortune in the fight.<\/p>\n He died destitute after 1846.<\/strong> The benefits committee ranked him posthumously an officer.<\/p>\n KANELLOPOULOS<\/strong><\/p>\n Kanellopoulos Anagnostis Kanellopoulos Dimos Kanellopoulos Panagiotis KOLOKOTRONIS (TSERGINIS) FAMILY The\u00a0Kolokotronis Clan<\/strong>\u00a0is an old Greek family of “Klephts” with famous politicians and military officers. Its most important representative was the general Theodoros Kolokotronis<\/p>\n KOLOKOTRONIS THEODOROS (1770 – 1843)<\/strong><\/p>\n The leading military figure of the war of 1821 Theodoros Kolokotronis was born in<\/strong> Ramavouni <\/strong>in Palaia Messinia on 5 April 1770.<\/strong> His father, Konstantis<\/strong> Kolokotronis was from Libovisi in Arcadia and his mother, Zabeta<\/strong>, ne Kotsaki, from Alonistaina. At age 15, he became a klepht and armatolos<\/strong> (a member of the militia), in the province of Lontari (Leontari). At age 20, he married Aikaterini Karoutsou, the daughter of Lontari notable Dimitris Karoutsos, who was killed by the Turks.<\/p>\n He collaborated with the chief klepht Zacharias<\/strong>, who had founded a kind of federation of Moria’s klephts and armatoloi. Th. Kolokotronis was the leader<\/strong> of klephts and armatoloi in Arcadia, at the heart of the Peloponnese, and was the most important link of the federation.<\/p>\n In 1803 he was declared wanted <\/strong>on orders of the Sultan, but remained uncaught. Starting in 1805, his persecution became exacerbated and Kolokotronis fled from Mani to Zakynthos (May 1806) to pursue the struggle against the Turks on land and sea until the end of 1808, first with the permission of the Russians and then of the French. In January 1809 he moved to Zakynthos<\/strong>, where he served<\/strong> in the first light infantry regiment of the Duke of York” as captain and then as major <\/strong>for two years. Thereafter and until 1821 he lived in Zakynthos, trading livestock, to support his family (wife, mother and 5 children), who also settled in Zakynthos in 1807.<\/p>\n In December 1818 he was initiated into the Filiki Eteria<\/strong> in Zakynthos. In January 1821 he returned to Morea and offered his services to his homeland and the revolution. His strategic mind<\/strong>, his bravery and his authentic patriotism shone in the military operations (Kalamata, Valtetsi, Tripolitsa, Akrokorinthos, Dramalis campaign, Anapli), in his attitude during the civil war (1823-1825) against the notables and politicians and through his ability to keep the flame of the revolution alive in the souls of ordinary people in very difficult times during the struggle.<\/p>\n He supported Kapodistrias<\/strong>, both for his election as Governor of Greece in the Trizina Assembly and in his effort to organise the state.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n During the Regency<\/strong>, Kolokotronis was arrested (07 September 1833), as a conspirator against the throne and the Regents and was sentenced to death<\/strong> along with Plapoutas (26 May 1834). Reactions from within the country and abroad mitigated the sentence to twenty years and Otto, upon reaching the age of legal capacity, pardoned and released them (17 May 1835). Then, Kolokotronis was named General and received the office of State Counsellor.<\/p>\n He spent his last years with Margarita Velissari, from Chalkianika in Kalavryta, with whom he had a child in 1836.<\/p>\n His memoirs <\/strong>are a valuable historical source, dictated by Theodoros Kolokotronis to Tertsetis and titled Memoirs from the Greek war of independence 1821-1833.<\/p>\n “The old man of Morea” died<\/strong> from a stroke on 4 February 1843.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Theodoros Kolokotronis’s second son. Chieftain Ioannis Kolokotronis<\/strong> was born in Stemnitsa around 1805<\/strong>. He grew up in Zakynthos, where his father had escaped and that is where he started his education. On 23 March 1821<\/strong> he secretly went to Morea<\/strong> (Pyrgi in Ilia) with his brother Panos to offer his services to the fight. His first battle was in Pyrgos, during the raid of the Turks from Lalas and then he marched to Arcadia to meet his father, under whose orders he continued fighting. He was courageous and daring and he was named Gennaios, <\/strong>the Brave, thanks to his attitude during the siege of Tripolitsa.<\/p>\n Gennaios fought in Pyrgos and Tripolitsa, as already mentioned, in the battles of Patras and Western Greece, against Dramalis in Dervenakia (1822), against Ibrahim in 1825, against Kitahi in 1827 and in Attica to assist Karaiskakis. After Karaiskakis’s death and the dissolution of the Piraeus camp, he returned to Morea to continue the war against Ibrahim and help his father fight against Ottoman subjugation. During the civil war (1823-1825) he sided with his father.<\/p>\n In 1828 he married Fotini Tzavella, Kitsos Tzavellas’s sister. During the Kapodistrian era, he sided with the Governor of the country, Ioannis Kapodistrias<\/strong>, while later he opposed the Regency’s policies<\/strong>, fell into disfavour and remained in prison for quite some time.<\/p>\n Under Otto, he served as the aide de camp of the King (1836), Senator (1844) and Prime Minister (1862). When the revolution broke out, he refused, as a Prime Minister, to repress the revolution with force and this led to the dethronement of Otto. The anger of the people also turned against Gennaios, who was forced to flee abroad. He finally returned in February 1863, suffering from an incurable illness. He had two sons and five daughters.<\/p>\n In 1856, Gennaios collected and published numerous valuable documents and letters relating to the fight under the title “Greek Memoranda”<\/strong>, while his memoirs<\/strong> were published in 1955.<\/p>\n He died <\/strong>on 23 May 1868.<\/strong><\/p>\n Th. Kolokotronis’s eldest son – Member of the Filiki Eteria. Chieftain<\/strong><\/p>\n Panos Kolokotronis<\/strong> grew up in Zakynthos and in 1818<\/strong>, at age 20, he was initiated by his father into the Filiki Eteria<\/strong>.<\/p>\n He studied at the Corfu Academy<\/strong> to be a mathematician <\/strong>and knew the ancient Greek language, as well as Italian and a little French.<\/p>\n On 23 March 1821<\/strong> he requested the authorisation from Zakynthos’s English authorities, for him and his younger brother Gennaios, to go to Morea<\/strong>. The English did not allow it and they were forced to flee secretly to Morea, where they developed a remarkable military activity.<\/strong><\/p>\n They arrived in Ilia and took in the battle that took place in Pyrgos against the Turks from Lalas. They, they proceeded to Arcadia and met with their father. When Th. Kolokotronis went to Astros to welcome Dimitrios Ypsilantis, the Turks of Tripolitsa came out with strong forces against the Greeks. Panos Kolokotronis faced them with temerity. When Tripolitsa was captured by the Greeks, the people of Tripolitsa requested from Th. Kolokotronis with a special report to leave Panos as the leader of the civil militia and he agreed. The Peloponnesian Senate named him chiliarch and sent him as a representative to receive Anapli. He fought against Dramalis’s Turks and participated in guarding Spetses to prevent Turkish landings.<\/p>\n In February 1823 he married the daughter of Bouboulina, Eleni, in Anapli. After the Assembly of Astros, the Executive Body appointed Panos commandant of Anapli.<\/p>\n His political activity is linked to the dispute<\/strong> between politicians and the military, where he sided with his father (1823-1824). Specifically, when some MPs – friends of Mavrokordatos- sabotaged the work of the Executive Body and the Military, Panos Kolokotronis and Nikitaras reacted in both words and actions. Panos acted accordingly with the second executive body, the illegal Kountourgiotis government.<\/p>\n At the second phase of the civil war, Panos fought against the troops of Papaflessas and Makrygiannis in Messinia and after disbanding them, he went north towards Tripolitsa.<\/p>\n On 13 November 1824<\/strong>, on the way to Selimna, where his father was, he fell into a government ambush and was killed.<\/strong> Panos’s death had a serious impact on the “rebels” camp, as Th. Kolokotronis lost the will to continue fighting against the government and withdrew in Stemnitsa.<\/p>\n KOLOKOTRONIS MARKOS<\/strong><\/p>\n Fighter from Limpovitsi. Cousin of Theodoros Kolokotronis. He was born in 1756. He fought in the Orlov Revolt and played a great role in 1779 in the killing of Albanians in Trikorfa. Despite his age, he fought against the Turks with his four sons. He was blinded due to old age and to the hardships of war. He died in December 1838 happy to have seen his homeland free.<\/p>\n Member of the Filiki Eteria, warrior and politician<\/strong><\/p>\n Krestenitis Lykourgos<\/strong> came from Pyrgos, Ilia<\/strong> and was the son of Ioannis Krestenitis, a notable from Pyrgos. He began his studies in Zakynthos and completed the Ionian Academy of Corfu. Prior to the Revolution, he worked as a teacher in Pyrgos. He taught the children about freedom and military tactics. He was initiated into the Filiki Eteria<\/strong> and worked for its dissemination. His activities put his life in danger and he was forced to hide from the Turks.<\/p>\n Once the fight began, he served under Charalambos Vilaetis, leading many men from Pyrgos and he participated in various battles in the Western Peloponnese. When Dramalis invaded, he was in the Argos region and influenced by the panic that quickly spread, he left with his companions to Pyrgos.<\/p>\n During the first phase of the civil war, Lykourgos Krestenitis was a political opponent of Th. Kolokotronis, due to his friendship with Andreas Zaimis. Upon the arrival of Ibrahim and the release of Th. Kolokotronis, Krestenitis was appointed by the government to the committee for the supply of the camp founded by Th. Kolokotronis in Makryplagi. He was elected delegate of Ilia to various National Assemblies.<\/p>\n Later, he served in various political positions and was elected several times an Ilia MP between 1844 and 1869. He was Governor of Kynetha province, Minister of Finance, of the Interior and Justice, President of the House and Senator. \u00a0During his political career he was involved in several scandals relating to petty partisanship and corruption.<\/p>\n Lykourgos Krestenitis was married to\u00a0Marigo Mavromichalis<\/strong> the eldest daughter of Petrobey Mavromichalis, which gave him political power, as the Mavromichalis clan was quite powerful.<\/p>\n He died<\/strong> in Pyrgos, Ilia in 1873<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Politician of the Revolution and the Ottonian period<\/strong><\/p>\n Georgios Kountourgiotis was born in 1782,<\/strong> the son of Anagnostis Kountourgiotis from Hydra. He was actively involved in public life both during the struggle and the first period of the free Greek state.<\/p>\n He participated in the Second National Assembly of Astros (1823) and was appointed President of the Executive Body<\/strong>, a position which he held throughout the civil war (1823-1824). During the civil war, he argued with<\/strong> Kolokotronis <\/strong>and other military men of the rival camp, which brought a heavy blow to the struggle.<\/p>\n In early 1825 the Parliament Body assigned him the responsibility of operations against Ibrahim, but his inexperience led him to fail and eventually to resign.<\/p>\n In the Assembly of Trizina (1826) he did not support the election of Kapodistrias as Governor of Greece and later brought intense opposition action against him.<\/p>\n Under King Otto, he served as Senator, Counsellor of State, President of the Cabinet, Minister of the Navy and President of the Kountourgiotis Government, which was formed on 8 March 1848, but, because he could not control the domestic and foreign issues of the country, he was replaced by a government under President Konstantinos Kanaris, on 15 October 1848.<\/p>\n In the remaining years of his life, he did not get much involved in politics, but remained loyal to Otto<\/strong>. He died<\/strong> in Hydra on 9 April 1858.<\/strong><\/p>\n Politician, Diplomat, Leader of the “English” Party<\/strong><\/p>\n Alexandros Mavrokordatos<\/strong>, son of the intellectual official of Danubian Principalities, Nikolaos Mavrokordatos, he received elaborate education<\/strong> and played an important role during the Greek Revolution and the Ottonian period.<\/p>\n He began his political career as private secretary to the ruler of Wallachia,<\/strong> Ioannis Karatzas (his uncle). Despite his opposition to the plans of the Filiki Eteria to immediately declare the Revolution (he belonged to the conservatives of the F.E.)<\/strong>, he arrived in Messolongi on 22 July 1821, where he dealt with the ![\"\"](\"http:\/\/andritsainalibrary.gr\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/anagnostopoulos-p.jpg\")
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DIMITRIOS VARDOUNIOTIS (1847-1924)
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DIMITRAKOPOULOS NIKOLAOS<\/strong><\/p>\n
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<\/strong>Brother of Andreas Zarifopoulos from Andritsaina. He was initiated into the Filiki Eteria in 1819, aged 35 years, by N. Poniropoulos. He fought as captain of Andritsaina men in the first battle given by Kolokotronis against the Turks outside Karytaina. When Dramalis descended, the alarmed politicians sent him with N. Poniropoulos to Zakynthos to request English protection. Maitland did not respond and after the destruction of Dramalis, the Greeks distanced themselves from such practices.<\/p>\n
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Kanellopoulos Anagnostis came from Andritsaina and was a merchant in Tripolitsa. He offered great service in the fight against the campaign of Dramalis in the Peloponnese with the following action: when the Peloponnesian Senate had no lead to supply the army to defeat Dramalis, Anagnostis Kanellopoulos<\/strong> came and offered ninety<\/strong> hundredweight lead<\/strong> that his brother Dimos <\/strong>\u00a0sent from Malta to sell it. The bullets from the precious material crushed Dramalis’s army. Kanellopoulos also fought against Ibrahim. After the revolution, he was decorated for his services captain of<\/strong> the phalanx.<\/strong><\/p>\n
<\/strong>Brother of Anagnostis Kanellopoulos.<\/p>\n
Warrior<\/strong> from Dimitsana. He was killed in the battle of Maniaki.<\/p>\n
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KOLOKOTRONIS IOANNIS OR GENNAIOS (1805\u00a0– 1868)<\/strong><\/p>\n
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PANOS KOLOKOTRONIS (1798\u00a0– 1824)<\/strong><\/p>\n
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KRESTENITIS LYKOURGOS (Pyrgos Ilia 1793\u00a0– 1873)<\/strong><\/p>\n
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KOUNTOURGIOTIS GEORGIOS (1782\u00a0– 1858)<\/strong><\/p>\n
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MAVROKORDATOS ALEXANDROS (1791 – 1865)<\/strong><\/p>\n