Konstantinos Lagoumitzis | |
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The death mask of Konstantinos Lagoumitzis, National Historical Museum, Athens | |
| Native name | Κωνσταντίνος Λαγουμιτζής |
| Born | c. 1781 |
| Died | 1851 |
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Konstantinos Lagoumitzis (Greek:Κωνσταντίνος Λαγουμιτζής;c. 1781 – 1851) was a Greek revolutionary during theGreek War of Independence (1821–1830), famous for his ability to dig tunnels during sieges.
Lagoumitzis was born in the village ofHormovo, in modernAlbania, then part of theOttoman Empire; though, his family was originally from the village ofLekli.[1] His real surname was either Papakyriakos (Παπακυριάκος)[1] or Dalaropoulos (Νταλαρόπουλος), but he was also called Hormovitis (Χορμοβίτης; from Hormovo). He is mainly known as Lagoumitzis (sapper) due to his successful ability to dig tunnels (Greek:λαγούμια,romanized: lagoúmia) beneath the camps of enemies and blow them up.
His successes during thesiege of Messolonghi and thesiege of the Acropolis (1826–27), made him famous. During these sieges, Lagoumitzis successfully countermined the Turkish besiegers.
He died in Athens, in 1851; theGreek state paid for his funeral.[2]
Απεβίωσεν εν Αθήναις επί ψάθης και ετάφη δια δημοσίων εξόδων ο συνταγματάρχης Κώστας Λαγουμτζής (Υπονομοποιός), ένας εκ των ωφελιμωτέρων αγωνιστών υπέρ της ανεξαρτησίας της πατρίδος. ...