Ioannis Miaoulis ( el, Ιωάννης Μιαούλης) (1803–1830) was a

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naval officer. He was the third son of

Andreas Miaoulis Andreas Vokos, better known by his nickname Miaoulis ( el, Ανδρέας Βώκος Μιαούλης; 1765 – 24 June 1835), was a Greek revolutionary, admiral, and politician who commanded Greek naval forces during the Greek War of Indepe ...

, a revolutionary leader and a member of the

Miaoulis family Miaoulis ( el, Μιαούλης) may refer to: People with the surname *Andreas Vokos Miaoulis (1769-1835), Greek admiral and politician * Dimitrios Miaoulis (1784–1836), son of Andreas * Antonios Miaoulis (1800–1836), son of Andreas * Ioannis ...

from

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Biography

He was born in

. 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 ...

, he commanded a ship in the squadron of vice-admiral

Georgios Sachtouris Georgios Sachtouris ( el, Γεώργιος Σαχτούρης, 1783–1841) was a Hydra Island, Hydriot ship captain and a leading admiral of the Greek War of Independence. Sachtouris was born in Hydra (island), Hydra in 1796 to a family of Arvan ...

and distinguished himself in a naval battle between

Kythira Kythira (, ; el, Κύθηρα, , also transliterated as Cythera, Kythera and Kithira) is an Greek islands, island in Greece lying opposite the south-eastern tip of the Peloponnese peninsula. It is traditionally listed as one of the seven main Io ...

and

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. Later, he moved to

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, where the

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was still held by an Ottoman garrison. There he was infected by typhoid fever and died in 1830 at the age of 27. 1803 births 1830 deaths Hellenic Navy officers

Ioannis Ioannis or Ioannes ( el, Ιωάννης), shortened to Giannis or Yannis (Γιάννης) is a Greek given name cognate with Johannes and John and the Arabic name Yahya . Notable people with the name include: * Ioannis I, Tzimiskis, Byzantine Emper ...

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