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Encyclopedia > Dimitris Plapoutas

Dimitris Koliopoulos Plapoutas was a Greek General who fought during the Greek War of Independence against the rule of the Ottoman Empire. Combatants Greek revolutionaries, Great Britain, Russia, France Ottoman Empire, Egyptian troops Commanders Theodoros Kolokotronis, Alexander Ypsilanti Omer Vrionis, Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt. ... Imperial motto (Ottoman Turkish) دولت ابد مدت Devlet-i Ebed-müddet (The Eternal State) The Ottoman Empire at the height of its power (1683) Official language Ottoman Turkish Capital Söğüt (1299-1326), Bursa (1326-1365), Edirne (1365-1453), İstanbul (1453-1922) Imperial anthem Ottoman imperial anthem Sovereigns Padishah of the Osmanl...


He was born on May 15, 1786 in Paloumba, Arcadia, the son of Kollias Plapoutas, an Armatoli. In 1811 he left Paloumba for the Ionian Islands where he became an officer in the British army. In 1818, he joined the Friendly Society (Filiki Eteria) which was planning to liberate Greece from Ottoman control. May 15 is the 135th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (136th in leap years). ... 1786 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Arcadia or Arkadía (Greek Αρκαδία; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is a region of Greece in the Peloponnesus. ... An armatolos patrols near the ruins of Corinth during the Greek War of Independence. ... The Ionian Islands (Modern Greek: Ionia Nisia, Ιόνια Νησιά; Ancient Greek: Ionioi Nesoi, Ιόνιοι Νήσοι) are a group of islands in Greece. ... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... 1818 (MDCCCXVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar. ... A friendly society (sometimes called a mutual society, benevolent society or fraternal organization) is a mutual association for insurance-like purposes, and often, especially in the past, serving ceremonial and friendship purposes also. ...


During the revolution, Dimitris Plapoutas took part in the Siege of Tripoli, the Battle of Valtetsi, the Battle of Maniaki and other battles. Tripoli Tripoli (population 1. ...


After independence, in 1833, along with General Theodoros Kolokotronis and General Kitsos Tzavelas, Plapoutas supported Prince Otto of Bavaria as the King of Greece. However, later he opposed the Bavarian-dominated regency during his rule. He was charged high treason and on June 7,1834 he was sentenced to death. He was later pardoned in 1835. Plapoutas then became involved in Greek politics and served in Parliament (1844 - 1847) and in the Senate (1847 - 1862). He was also made an honorary bodyguard of King Otto. 1833 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Theodoros Kolokotronis (Grk. ... A Youthful Portrait of King Otto of Greece Otto of Wittelsbach, Prince of Bavaria and King of Greece (Salzburg, June 1, 1815 - Bamberg, July 26, 1867) was made the first modern king of Greece in 1832 under the Convention of London, whereby Greece became a new independent kingdom under the... 1834 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1844 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...


He died in 1864. 1864 (MDCCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ...



 

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