Ioannis or Yannakis Rangos ( el, Ιωάννης/Γιαννάκης Ράγκος; 1790–1870) was a Greek

armatolos The armatoles ( el, αρματολοί, armatoloi; sq, armatolë; rup, armatoli; bs, armatoli), or armatole in singular ( el, αρματολός, armatolos; sq, armatol; rup, armatol; bs, armatola), were Christian irregular soldiers, or mil ...

of the 19th century and fighter in 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 ...

Biographical information

He was born in 1790 in Syntekno of Valtos Province. His father was the

Georgios Rangos. In 1808 he was captured by

Ali Pasha Ali Pasha was the name of numerous Ottoman pashas named Ali. It is most commonly used to refer to Ali Pasha of Ioannina. People * Çandarlı Ali Pasha (died 1406), Ottoman grand vizier (1387–1406) * Hadım Ali Pasha (died 1511), Ottoman grand v ...

and his family was persecuted. However Ali later released him with his family and gave him power and honors. When Ali Pasha incurred the wrath of the Sultan in 1820, Rangos, who in the meantime had been initiated into the secrets of the Filiki Eteria, started a campaign pretending to go to reinforce the beleaguered Ali Pasha. When the Greek Revolution broke out, Rangos was ready and willing to fight, contributing much to the surrender of the fortress to the Souliotes. Thereafter, he reached an agreement with

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, captain of Radovitsi, and fought at Stavros against a great number of Ottomans, killing most. Ioannis Rangos was distinguished for his adaptability and his ability to shift allegiance to the most powerful men of the day, like Demetrios Ypsilantis,

Alexandros Mavrokordatos Alexandros Mavrokordatos ( el, Αλέξανδρος Μαυροκορδάτος; 11 February 179118 August 1865) was a Greece, Greek statesman, diplomat, politician and member of the Mavrocordatos family of Phanariotes. Biography In 1812, Mavroko ...

, and Ioannis Kapodistrias, eventually managing to climb to senior military positions. In 1822 he was appointed as leader of the expedition to Thessaly. He fought with Georgios Karaiskakis and was distinguished. In 1823 he was entrusted by the government with tracking Karaiskakis, who in the meanwhile had defected. For his services, they conceded him the armatoluk of

Agrafa Agrafa ( el, Άγραφα, ) is a mountainous region in Evrytania and Karditsa regional units in mainland Greece, consisting mainly of small villages. It is the southernmost part of the Pindus range. There is also a municipality with the same n ...

and the rank of general. In 1824 he helped Messolonghi against the large army of Omer Pasha. He was elected as a delegate of the troops in the Assembly of Messolonghi, and he represented the generals of western Greece in the

National Assembly of Astros The Second National Assembly at Astros ( el, Βʹ Εθνοσυνέλευση στο Άστρος) was the second Greek National Assembly, a national representative body of the Greeks who had rebelled against the Ottoman Empire. It convened at As ...

. Under the government of Ioannis Kapodistrias, Ioannis Rangos restored his military prestige by affiliating himself with

Augustinos Kapodistrias Count Augustinos Ioannis Maria Kapodistrias ( el, Αυγουστίνος Ιωάννης Μαρία Καποδίστριας, 1778–1857) was a Greek soldier and politician. He was born in Corfu.Otto of Greece, he participated in movements against the king and was imprisoned. During the reign of King George I of Greece, he was named a member of the committee for the grievances of fighters of the Revolution. He spent the last years of his life in Messolonghi, occupied with the local political life of Aitoliko in which he had settled after the death of Kapodistrias.Stephanos P. Papageorgiou, Athens 1982, p. ιζ.

References

Bibliography

*Papageorgiou St., ''Το Αρχείο Γιαννάκη Ράγκου'', Historical and Ethnological Society of Greece, Athens 1982.

External links

Panteion University of Greece: KENI: Ιωάννης - Γιαννάκης Ράγκος.
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rangos, Ioannis 1790 births 1870 deaths Greek people of the Greek War of Independence Members of the Filiki Eteria Greek prisoners and detainees Prisoners and detainees of Greece People from Inachos, Aetolia-Acarnania