Ioannis or Giannakis Notaras ( el, Ἰωάννης (Γιαννάκης) Νοταρᾶς) was a Greek general of the

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. He was killed in 1827 during the

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Biographical information

He was born in 1805 at Trikala, Corinthia, and belonged to an important

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magnate family from Corinthia. His father was the notable Sotiris Notaras and his mother, Mary, was a sister of

Andreas Zaimis Andreas Asimakis Zaimis ( el, Ανδρέας Ζαΐμης; 1791 – 4 May 1840) was a Greek freedom fighter and government leader during the Greek War of Independence. Biography Born in Kalavryta, in the northern Peloponnesos, Zaimis was a priva ...

. He stood out for his stature and his physical presence and was known to his environment as the "lord's son" (αρχοντόπουλο).Chrysanthopoulos (ed.), Fotios (1888). Βίοι Πελοποννησίων ανδρών και των εξώθεν εις την Πελοπόννησον ελθόντων κληρικών, στρατιωτικών και πολιτικών των αγωνισαμένων τον αγώνα της επαναστάσεως. Athens: Σταύρος Ανδρόπουλος, Τυπογραφείο Π. Δ. Σακελλαρίου.Papyrus Larousse Britannica. Athens. 2007. Vol. 39, p. 295-296. He had received basic education and at the beginning of the Greek Revolution, although young, he created his own military force composed of men from the

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and from Roumeli. He paid the salaries of his fighters from his own fortune. He participated in the siege of Acrocorinth and after the surrender of the castle, he became garrison commander. In 1822 he fought bravely and he was distinguished in repelling the army of Mahmud Dramali Pasha. In 1824, at the age of 19, he became general of the revolutionary forces. In the first phase of the

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, he sided with his uncle, Andreas Zaimis, against the Georgios Kountouriotis government and the government troops from Roumeli. As a result, he was persecuted by

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and abandoned by his men from Roumeli, who were unhappy because they were not paid well. He found shelter in Agios Georgios. When Kountouriotis prevailed, Notaras was forced to surrender on 9 December 1824. Along with other leaders of the anti-government camp he was imprisoned in Nafplio. According to

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, he was imprisoned on

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. After he was released, he constituted his own army and in July 1825 he participated in the second siege of

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. He also repelled the Egyptian troops of Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt in the region of Messenia. In 1826, he became the cause of civil conflict in Corinth as a rival of his cousin Panagiotis Notaras for the hand of Sofia Rendi, daughter of the notable Theocharis Rendis. The result of this turmoil was the total destruction of the village of Sofiko in May 1826. In late January 1827 as the head of 1200 soldiers, he proceeded to Attica, where under the leadership of Georgios Karaiskakis and the British philhellene Thomas Gordon, he took part in the battles against the army of Mehmed Reshid Pasha, including the Battle of Kastella with

Yannis Makriyannis Yannis Makriyannis ( el, Γιάννης Μακρυγιάννης, ''Giánnēs Makrygiánnīs''; 1797–1864), born Ioannis Triantaphyllou (, ''Iōánnēs Triantafýllou''), was a Greek merchant, military officer, politician and author, best ...

and

Dimitrios Kallergis Dimitrios Kallergis ( el, Δημήτριος Καλλέργης; 18038 April 1867) was a fighter of the Greek War of Independence, major general, politician and one of the most important protagonists of the 3 September 1843 Revolution. Life ...

. In this battle, he commanded the center of the Greek forces.Sansimera.gr: Η μάχη της Καστέλας
/ref> He was killed during the disastrous defeat of the revolutionary forces

on 24 April 1827.

Bibliography

*Fotios Chrysanthopoulos, ed. (1888) (Greek). ''Βίοι Πελοποννησίων ανδρών και των εξώθεν εις την Πελοπόννησον ελθόντων κληρικών, στρατιωτικών και πολιτικών των αγωνισαμένων τον αγώνα της επαναστάσεως''. Athens: Σταύρος Ανδρόπουλος, Τυπογραφείο Π. Δ. Σακελλαρίου. *''Papyrus Larousse Britannica'', vol. 39, p. 295-296, Athens: 2007 (Greek).

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