Charalambos Vilaetis (Greek: Χαράλαμπος Βιλαέτης, 1781–1821) was a

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revolutionary leader. He descended from a famous family of Pyrgos and was one of the first to inhabit the area. He moved to

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in 1806 with the rank of sergeant next to

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. He was a member of the

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. In 1821, he became a leader of the Greeks in Elis. He led the revolution in Pyrgos and raised the

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. Charalampos Vilaetis was the first to suggest the idea of entrapping the Turks in Lalas. He entered the area of Strefi east of Pyrgos and west of

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with 100 people. At the age of 40, he was killed in the battle.

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at the Greek Wikipedia ( el:Main Page)'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Vilaetis Lysandros 1781 births 1821 deaths People from Pyrgos, Elis Greek revolutionaries Greek military leaders of the Greek War of Independence

Charalambos Saint Charalampos ( grc, Ἅγιος Χαράλαμπος) (also variously Charalampas, Charalampus, Charalambos, Haralampus, Haralampos, Haralabos or Haralambos) was an early Christian priest in Magnesia on the Maeander, a city in Asia Minor, ...