Bonsoir à tous,
Markos Botsaris ,
Markos Botsaris (c. 1788 - 21 August 1823) was a Greek leader in the War of Greek Independence.
Born at Suli in Epirus, a region of northwestern Greece, he was the second son of Kitsos Botsaris, murdered at Arta in 1809 by order of Ali of Ioannina. In 1803, after the capture of Suli by Ali Pasha, Markos, with the remnant of the Suliots, crossed over to the Ionian Islands, where he ultimately took service in a Suliot regiment in French pay.
In 1814 he joined the Greek patriotic society known as the Filiki Eteria, and in 1820, with other Suliots, made common cause with Ali of Ioannina against the Ottomans. On the outbreak of the Greek revolt, he distinguished himself by his courage, tenacity and skill as a partisan leader in the fighting in western Hellas, and was conspicuous in the defence of Missolonghi during the first siege (1822-1823). On the night of the 2lst of August 1823 he led the celebrated attack at Karpenisi of 350 Suliots on 4000 Albanians who formed the vanguard of the army with which Mustai Pasha was advancing to reinforce the besiegers. The rout of the Turks was complete; but Botsaris himself fell.
C'est donc bien un Grecque ^^
Superbe figurine tirée d'un tableu représentant ce personnage dans la même position.
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