Notis Botsaris Νότης Μπότσαρης Noti Boçari | |
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 A portrait of Notis Botsaris | |
| Native name | |
| Born | c. 1756 |
| Died | 26 March 1841 (aged 84-85) |
| Allegiance |  First Hellenic Republic |
| Branch |  Hellenic Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Battles / wars | |
| Relations | Kitsos Botsaris (brother) Markos Botsaris (nephew) Kostas Botsaris (nephew) Tousias Botsaris (nephew) Dimitrios Botsaris (great-nephew) Katerina Botsari (great-niece) |
Notis Botsaris (Greek:Νότης Μπότσαρης, 1756 – March 26, 1841) was aSouliote fighter and general in theGreek Revolution of 1821. He was the son of the late Giorgis Botsaris and was the leader of the Souliotefara of the Botsari.
Notis Botsaris was born inSouli in 1756.[4] He was a member of the Botsaris (Albanian:Boçari;Greek:Botsaraioi, Μποτσαραίοι[5]) clan of theSouliotes. His clan emerged as the strongest clan in Souli and the one whichAli Pasha, the ruler of thePashalik of Yanina where Souli was located, recognized as its lawful representative.[6] He was a son of George Botsaris and as such brother ofKitsos Botsaris and uncle of the latter's son,Markos.
After the death of his brotherKitsos, he took over the leadership of the Botsari clan. During skirmishes with Ottomans inAgrafa he was wounded and captured, but after six months he managed to escape from the fortress ofKëlcyrë where he was imprisoned.[7]
After the mediation of Ibrahim Pasha of Berati, a relative ofAli Pasha, he accepted to enter the service of Ali, on the condition that he stays in Kakolakkos Pogoniou. Ali Pasha invited him toIoannina and allegedly sent him on a mission to Larissa, with the intention of setting an ambush for him in order to kill him on the way. However,Veli, son of Ali Pasha, warned him, and so Botsaris fled toCorfu. There he gathered the localSouliotes and incited them to head toParga and from there toPreveza, to fight with the Ottoman troops against Ali Pasha. When after the fall of Preveza (1820) it was decided to besiege Ioannina, Botsaris and the Souliotes also took part, as revenge for Ali Pasha. The Sultan's commander-in-chief, however, did not keep the promise he had made to Botsaris, and instead of giving land to the Souliotes, he capitulated with Ali Pasha, turning his arms towards the Sultan's army and marching towards Souli.
He took part in the 3rd Assembly of Western Greece in the East.[8] In Preveza, the house of Notis Botsaris, which he had acquired in 1806, was preserved until 1970.[9] Notis Botsaris was honored byOthon with the rank of Lieutenant General.
He died inNafpaktos in 1841.
Në Sul më 15 janar 1821: Agallarët shqiptarë Siliftar Poda, Ago Muhurdari, Tahir Abazi, Çengo Bej, Myrto Cali, Elmaz Meci, Sulejman Meto, Ilias Lulaku, Kutar Mecani, Hasan Pelushi, Temo Salica. Kapedanët suljotë Marko Boçari, Noti Boçari (..)
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