Apostolis Kolokotronis | |
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| Native name | Αποστόλης Κολοκοτρώνης |
| Born | Arcadia, Greece |
| Died | 1862 (1863) Tripoli, Greece |
| Allegiance | Greek War of Independence |
| Branch | Greek Army |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Unit | Royal Phalanx |
| Commands | General Leader of the Armed Forces of Tripoli Region |
| Battles / wars | Moldavia-Wallachia campaign, Battle of the Ditch, Siege of Nafplio, Siege of Acrocorinth, Battles during the Siege of Patras, Repulsion of the invasion of Mahmud Dramali Pasha, Military operations against Ibrahim Pasha, Greek civil wars of 1824–25 |
| Awards | Commemorative Medal of the War of Independence |
| Spouse | Sophia St. Dimitrakopoulou |
| Children | Five daughters |
| Relations | Giannakis Kolokotronis (father), Theodoros Kolokotronis (uncle) |
| Other work | Officer of the Royal Phalanx |
Apostolis Kolokotronis (Greek:Αποστόλης Κολοκοτρώνης) was a chieftain of theGreek War of Independence and an officer of the Greek army fromArcadia. He was member of the well-known Kolokotronis family.
Kolokotronis was the son of the chieftainGiannakis Kolokotronis (also known by the nickname "Daskoulias") and nephew of the commanderTheodoros Kolokotronis.[1] In the first stages of theGreek War of Independence, he took part along with his father in the military operations inMoldavia-Wallachia under the command of princeAlexandros Ypsilantis.[2] After the suppression of the revolution in the Danubian Principalities, father and son returned in early August 1821, along with other fighters to thePeloponnese and participated in theBattle of the Ditch, where Apostolis was injured.[3][4]
After that he actively participated in thesiege of Nafplio,[5][6] the siege of theAcrocorinth,[7] in the conflicts during thesiege of Patras (battles of Chalandritsa, Girokomio, etc.),[8][9] and in the repulsion of the invasion ofMahmud Dramali Pasha.[10] He was appointed Lieutenant on June 5, 1823, by the Greek government.[11]
During theGreek civil wars of 1824–25, although he was invited byTheodoros Kolokotronis to join him in the blockade of Nafplio and the siege ofTripoli, he adopted a neutral position.[12] Also, in early 1824 he was accused of arbitrariness inPyrgos area.[13][14] Later he participated in the military operations againstIbrahim Pasha[15] and he was elected by Theodoros Kolokotronis as general leader of the armed forces of Tripoli region.[16]
After the creation of the independent Greek state, he became in 1836 an officer of theRoyal Phalanx and in 1845 he received the rank of colonel and was awarded with the Commemorative Medal of the War of Independence. He died in 1862 in Tripoli. He was married to Sophia St. Dimitrakopoulou from Tripoli with whom he had five daughters.