Anagnostis Petimezas

Anagnostis Petimezas
Αναγνώστης Πετιμεζάς
Born1765 (1765)
Soudena near Kalavryta (now Greece)
Died1822 (aged 56–57)
Corinth, Greece
OccupationGreek revolutionary leader

Anagnostis Petimezas (Greek: Αναγνώστης Πετιμεζάς, 1765–1822) was a Greek revolutionary leader during the Greek War of Independence.

Biography

He was born in 1765 in Soudena near Kalavryta and was descended from the Petmezades family. He was the son of Sotiris, brother of Athanasios who was killed in Vyoska, Kalavryta in 1769. After his uncle's death, he fled to Zakynthos with his other uncle, Konstantinos Petimezas, where he served in the Greek battalions organized by the Russians in the Ionian Islands.[1][2]

He participated in the declaration of the Revolution at Agia Lavra and took part in the battles of Kalavryta, Acrocorinth, and Tripoli under the command of Kolokotronis.[1][3] He also fought in the Battle of Dervenakia.[4]

He was assassinated with his son Sotiris in a Turkish ambush at Vasiliko near Sikyona and Corinth in 1822 as he was on his way to fight against Dramali Pasha.[5][1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Εγκυκλοπαίδεια Νέα Δομή. Αθήνα: Τεγόπουλος - Μανιατέας. 1996. p. 38, τομ. 28.
  2. ^ "Πετιμεζάς, Αναγνώστης (Σουδενά Καλαβρύτων, 1765 - Βασιλικά Κορινθίας, 1822) - Εκδοτική Αθηνών Α.Ε." www.greekencyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2017-08-01.
  3. ^ "PDF pager". anemi.lib.uoc.gr. Retrieved 2017-08-01.
  4. ^ Ιστορία του Ελληνικού Έθνους - Η Ελληνική Επανάσταση (1821-1832). ΙΒ΄. Αθήνα: Εκδοτική Αθηνών, σελ. 260.
  5. ^ "Ἡ μάχη στό Βασιλικό Κορινθίας (12 Αὐγούστου 1822)". ΑΒΕΡΩΦ. 2013-08-12. Archived from the original on 2013-09-17. Retrieved 2017-08-01.

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