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Kostas Botsaris

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Allegiance
  
Greece

Parents
  
Kitsos Botsaris

Died
  
1853, Athens, Greece


Name
  
Kostas Botsaris

Years of service
  
1814-1850

Grandparents
  
Giorgos Botsaris

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Battles/wars
  
Greek War of Independence, Battle of Karpenisi

Battles and wars
  
Greek War of Independence, Battle of Karpenisi

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Kitsos Botsaris, Markos Botsaris, Hurshid Pasha

Kostas (Kitsos) Botsaris (Greek: Κώστας (Κίτσος) Μπότσαρης, Italian: Costa Bozzari, c. 1792–1853), also known as Constantine Botzaris, was a Greek general and senator. He was also a captain and a hero of the War of Greek Independence. He fought at the Battle of Karpenisi and completed the victory of his brother, the renowned Markos Botsaris.

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Early life

Kosta Botsaris was born in 1792 near Paramythia.

Greek War of Independence

In 1803 Kostas Botsaris and the remnants of the Souliotes crossed over to the Ionian Islands, where they ultimately took service in a French regiment. In 1814, he joined the Greek patriotic society known as the Filiki Eteria. On the night of 21 August 1823 Kostas, under the leadership of his brother Markos participated in the celebrated attack on Karpenisi by 350 Souliots, against around 1000 Ottoman troops who formed the vanguard of the army with which Mustai Pasha was advancing to reinforce the besiegers. The Souliotes were victorious, however his brother was fatally wounded in the attack.

Later life

After the death of his brother Markos Botsaris, Kostas lived on to become a respected Greek general and parliamentarian in the Greek Kingdom. Fifteen years after the death of his brother, the American traveller and author Mr. John Lloyd Stephens visited Kostas Botsaris, then a colonel in the service of King Otto of Greece in Missolonghi, and described him as:

Botsaris continued to serve in the Greek kingdom until his death in Athens on 13 November 1853.

References

Kostas Botsaris Wikipedia