Yiannis Gouras ( el, Γιάννης Γκούρας; 1771 – 1826) was a

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military leader during the Greek War of Independence. A cousin of Panourgias, he distinguished himself in the battles in eastern

Continental 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 ...

, but became notorious for his invasion of the Peloponnese during the Greek civil wars of 1824–25 and his murder of his former chief,

Odysseas Androutsos Odysseas Androutsos ( el, Οδυσσέας Ανδρούτσος; 1788 – 1825; born Odysseas Verousis el, Οδυσσέας Βερούσης) was a Greek military and political commander in eastern mainland Greece and a prominent figure of the ...

. He was killed during the Second Siege of the Acropolis. He was buried in a monastery in Salamis.

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1771 births 1826 deaths Greek military leaders of the Greek War of Independence Greek military personnel killed in action Central Greece in the Greek War of Independence People from Kallieis {{Greece-bio-stub