Georgios Vagias ( el, Γεώργιος Βάγιας) was a Greek general during the

Greek War of Independence The Greek War of Independence, also known as the Greek Revolution or the Greek Revolution of 1821, was a successful war of independence by Greek revolutionaries against the Ottoman Empire between 1821 and 1829. The Greeks were later assisted by ...

(1821–1830). Vagias was born in Lekel,

Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University) ...

, modern southern

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. He participated in several conflicts during the Greek revolution that led to the independence of Greece. His activity was focused on western

Central Greece Continental Greece ( el, Στερεά Ελλάδα, Stereá Elláda; formerly , ''Chérsos Ellás''), colloquially known as Roúmeli (Ρούμελη), is a traditional geographic region of Greece. In English, the area is usually called Central ...

and the

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. In 1825 Vagias was promoted to general of the Greek revolutionary army. He participated in a number of major conflicts such as the Second Siege of Missolonghi (1823) under

Kitsos Tzavelas Kyriakos “Kitsos” Tzavelas ( el, Κυριάκος “Κίτσος” Τζαβέλας, 1800–1855) was a Souliot fighter in the Greek War of Independence and later a Hellenic Army General and Prime Minister of Greece. Early years and Greek ...

and the Battle of Domvraina. He also fought in the Battle of Arachova (1826) under commanding general Georgios Karaiskakis. There Vagias together with revolutionary leader,

Gardikiotis Grivas Gardikiotis Grivas (1803– 23 April 1855), was a Greek leader in the Greek war of Independence in 1821. He distinguished himself in many battles, especially in the Battle of Arachova. He also served as Othon 's aide, undertaking to deal with the ...

, commanded a force of 500 men and succeeded in annihilating an invading unit of 1,500 Ottoman-Albanians.

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