Theodoros kolokotronis biography of mahatma gandhi
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Theodoros Kolokotronis (Greek: Θεόδωρος Κολοκοτρώνης) (3 April 1770 – 4 February 1843) was a Greek Field Marshal and one of the leaders of the Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire.
Signature of Theodoros Kolokotronis
Kolokotronis' greatest success was the defeat of the Ottoman army under Mahmud Dramali Pasha at Dervenakia in 1822.
Theodoros kolokotronis biography of mahatma gandhi
In 1825, he was appointed commander-in-chief of the Greek forces in the Peloponnese. Today Kolokotronis is among the most revered of the protagonists of the War of Independence.
Early life
Kolokotronis was born at Ramavouni in Messenia, and grew up in Libovitsi in Arcadia.
The Kolokotroneoi were a powerful and respected clan in Arcadia in the 18th century. Their legendary pride and insubordination is commemorated in a well-known folk song from that time:
Ahorse they go to church,
Ahorse they kiss the icons,
Ahorse they receive communion
From the priest's hand.
His father, Constantine Kolokotronis, took part in an armed rebe