Nikolaos Petimezas
Lieutenant General Nikolaos Petmezas | |
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 A portrait of Nikolaos Petmezas | |
| Native name | Νικόλαος Πετ[ι]μεζάς |
| Born | Soudena, Morea Eyalet, Ottoman Empire (now Greece) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom First Hellenic Republic Kingdom of Greece |
| Service | .png){kind=small} British Army Hellenic Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Unit | 1st Regiment Greek Light Infantry |
| Battles / wars | |
| Awards |  Commander of the Order of the Redeemer |
| Relations | Athanasios Petimezas (father) Vasileios Petimezas (brother) |
Nikolaos Petimezas or Petmezas (Greek: Νικόλαος Πετ[ι]μεζάς, 1790–1865) was a Greek revolutionary leader during the Greek War of Independence, politician and officer of the Hellenic Gendarmerie.
Life
[edit]Nikolaos Petimezas hailed from the important armatolos clan of the Petimezas or Petmezas from the village of Soudena, near Kalavryta.[1] He was born in 1790 as the son of Athanasios Petimezas.[2]
After his father was murdered in 1804 he fled to British-held Zakynthos, and enrolled in the British-sponsored Greek light infantry units there, along with his brother Vasileios.[2]
He returned to the Peloponnese at the outbreak of the Greek War of Independence, and fought in several battles at Kalavryta, Levidi, Corinth, Argos, and Akrata.[2] In 1826, with 600 men, he and his brother occupied Mega Spilaio and drove back the attacks of Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt.[2] He then fought in Attica under Georgios Karaiskakis against Reşid Mehmed Pasha.[2] He reached the rank of lieutenant general.[2]
He died in Kalavryta in 1865.
References
[edit]- ^ Doganis 1930, pp. 314–315.
- ^ a b c d e f Doganis 1930, p. 315.