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Markos Botsaris

1790 - 1823

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Markos Botsaris (Greek: Μάρκος Μπότσαρης; 1790 – 21 August 1823) was a Souliot chieftain, general of the Greek revolutionary army and hero of the Greek War of Independence. He played a key role in relieving the First Siege of Missolonghi in 1822–1823 and was awarded the title of General of Western Greece by the revolutionary Greek government. He was killed during the Battle of Karpenisi and was buried in Missolonghi with full honors. Botsaris is among the most revered national heroes in Greece. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Markos Botsaris is the 842nd most popular military personnel (down from 779th in 2019), the 400th most popular biography from Greece (down from 380th in 2019) and the 30th most popular Greek Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Markos Botsaris ranks 842 out of 2,058. Before him are Fyodor Kuznetsov, Henry H. Arnold, Gerhard Schmidhuber, Hellmuth Stieff, Minamoto no Yorimasa, and Momčilo Đujić. After him are Fridolin von Senger und Etterlin, Archduke Ferdinand Karl Joseph of Austria-Este, Sergey Kamenev, Bruno Loerzer, Harold Rainsford Stark, and Hasdrubal Gisco.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1790, Markos Botsaris ranks 18. Before him are Gideon Mantell, Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden, Robert Stirling, John Austin, Marquis de Custine, and José Antonio Páez. After him are Adolph Diesterweg, Jean René Constant Quoy, Karol Lipiński, Keisai Eisen, Leopold, Prince of Salerno, and Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom. Among people deceased in 1823, Markos Botsaris ranks 16. Before him are Ann Radcliffe, Rafael del Riego, Abraham-Louis Breguet, Edmund Cartwright, Karl Leonhard Reinhold, and Pierre-Paul Prud'hon. After him are Princess Amélie Louise of Arenberg, Adam Kazimierz Czartoryski, Wilhelm, Duke of Oldenburg, Friedrich Arnold Brockhaus, Iosif Igelström, and Franz de Paula Adam von Waldstein.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Markos Botsaris ranks 400 out of 1,024. Before him are Demaratus of Corinth (-700), Stavros Niarchos (1909), Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria (1954), Simeon Uroš (1326), Demades (-380), and Theopompus of Sparta (-800). After him are Phaedon Gizikis (1917), Theophylact of Ohrid (1055), Pelops of Sparta (-210), Ptolemy of Aloros (-450), Erinna (-400), and Eucleidas (-201).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Greece

Among military personnels born in Greece, Markos Botsaris ranks 30. Before him are Peucestas (-390), Conon (-401), Callimachus (-600), Iphicrates (-415), Cleombrotus (-600), and Demosthenes (-412). After him are Peithon (-355), Ian Hamilton (1853), Dimitrios Ioannidis (1923), Georgios Karaiskakis (1780), Lamachus (-500), and Gylippus (-500).

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