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Theodoros Kolokotronis was a Greek general and the pre-eminent leader of the Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire. Kolokotronis's greatest success was the defeat of the Ottoman army under Mahmud Dramali Pasha at the Battle of Dervenakia in 1822. In 1825, he was appointed commander-in-chief of the Greek forces in Peloponnese. Today, Kolokotronis ranks among the most prominent figures in Greece's War of Independence. Wikipedia  

✵ 3. April 1770 – 4. February 1843
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Famous Theodoros Kolokotronis Quotes

“According to my judgement, the French Revolution and the doings of Napoleon opened the eyes of the world. The nations knew nothing before and the people thought that kings were gods upon the earth and that they were bound to say that whatever they did as well done.”

Theodoros Kolokotronis

Kolokotronis's Memoirs, (2013)

“It was not until our rising that all the Greeks were brought into communication. There were men who knew of no place beyond a mile of their own locality.”

Theodoros Kolokotronis

Theodoros Kolokotronis' memoirs (1846), quoted in: Jim Potts (2010) The Ionian Islands and Epirus: A Cultural History, p. 176

“Fire and Axe to those who submit!”

Theodoros Kolokotronis

During a crucial phase of the Revolution, when Ibrahim Pasha invaded the Morea.
Kolokotronis's Memoirs, (2013)

“When we got our weapons, we first said for [Christian] Faith and then for the Nation.”

Theodoros Kolokotronis

Kolokotronis's Memoirs, (2013)

“Greeks, God has signed our Liberty and will not go back on his promise.”

Theodoros Kolokotronis

Theodoros Kolokotronis, quoted in: Stathis Paraskevopoulos (2008) " History of Kolokotronis: Theodoros Kolokotronis (1770-1843) http://www.kolokotronis.org.gr/default.aspx?catid=151" at kolokotronis.org, Accessed May 23, 2014.

“I was born in 1770, on April the 3rd, on the Easter Monday. The rebellion in the Peloponnese broke out in 1769. I was born under a tree on a mountain called Ramovouni, situated in old Messenia”

Theodoros Kolokotronis

Theodoros Kolokotronis, quoted in: Stathis Paraskevopoulos (2008) " History of Kolokotronis: Theodoros Kolokotronis (1770-1843) http://www.kolokotronis.org.gr/default.aspx?catid=151" at kolokotronis.org, Accessed May 23, 2014.

“He was the God of War.”

Theodoros Kolokotronis

About Napoleon I of France
Kolokotronis's Memoirs, (2013)

“49 years I fight for the Fatherland.”

Theodoros Kolokotronis

To the question: "What is your profession?", during his trial in 1834.
Kolokotronis's Memoirs (2013)

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