Epirus Revolt of 1854
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The 1854 revolt in Epirus was one of the most important of a series of Greek uprisings that occurred in Epirus during that period. When the Crimean War broke out, many Epirotes, with tacit support fro
Field Marshal Theodoros Grivas.
Kitsos Tzavelas.
Kitsos Tzavelas
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Kitsos Tzavelas was a Souliot fighter and general of the Greek rebels in the Greek War of Independence. After the establishment of the Kingdom of Greece he entered Greek politics and served as Ministe
Epirus Revolt of 1854
…region of Thessaly. Meanwhile, a number of Greek officers, most of them of Souliote descent (Nikolaos Zervas, Notis Botsaris, Athanasios Koutsonikas, Kitsos Tzavelas, Lambros Zikos), resigned from their posts in the Greek Army and joined the rebellion. However, a unit of 1,600 Ottoman troops, reinforced by an…
Portrait of Kitsos Tzavelas
A painting of Kitsos Tzavelas by Themistoklis Drakos, National Historical Museum, Athens
Bust in Pedion tou Areos.