MARCO See also:

• MARCO BOTZARIS [BozzARls] (c. 1788-1823)

BOTZARIS [BozzARls] (c. 1788-1823)  , See also:

• LEADER, BENJAMIN WILLIAMS (1831– )

leader in the See also:

• WAR
• WAR (O. Eng. werre, Fr. guerre, of Teutonic origin; cf. O.H.G. werran, to confound)

War of See also:

• GREEK
• GREEK, ETRUSCAN AND

Greek See also:

• INDEPENDENCE
• INDEPENDENCE, DECLARATION OF
• INDEPENDENCE, WAR OF

Independence, See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born at Suli in See also:

• ALBANIA

Albania, was the second son of Kitzo See also:

• BOTZARIS [BozzARls], MARCO (c. 1788-1823)

Botzaris, murdered at See also:

• ARTA (Narda, i.e. iv "Ap&a, or Zarta, i,e. eis "Apra)
• ARTA, GULF OF (anc. Sinus Ambracius)

Arta in 1809 by See also:

• ORDER
• ORDER (through Fr. ordre, for earlier ordene, from Lat. ordo, ordinis, rank, service, arrangement; the ultimate source is generally taken to be the root seen in Lat. oriri, rise, arise, begin; cf. " origin ")
• ORDER, HOLY

order of See also:

• ALI

Ali of See also:

• IANNINA (i.e. " the city of St John "; Gr. Ioannina; Turk Yanid; also written Janina, Jannina, and, according to its Albanian pronunciation, Yanina)

Iannina . In 1803, after the See also:

• CAPTURE (from Lat. capere, to take; Fr. prise maritime; Ger. Wegnahme)

capture of Suli by Ali See also:

• PASHA

Pasha, Marco, with the remnant of the Suliots, crossed over to the Ionian Islands, where he ultimately took service in an Albanian See also:

• REGIMENT (from Late Latin regimentum, rule, regere, to rule, govern, direct)

regiment in See also:

• FRENCH
• FRENCH, DANIEL CHESTER (1850– )
• FRENCH, NICHOLAS (1604-1678)

French pay . In 1814 he joined the Greek patriotic society known as the Hetairia Philike, and in 182o, with other Suliots, made See also:

• COMMON

common cause with Ali of Iannina against the Ottomans . On the outbreak of the Greek revolt, he distinguished himself by his courage, tenacity and skill as a See also:

• PARTISAN, or PARTIZAN

partisan leader in the fighting in western Hellas, and was conspicuous in the See also:

• DEFENCE
• DEFENCE (Lat. defendere, to defend)

defence of See also:

• MISSOLONGHI, or MESOLONGHI (MaroMyyeov)

Missolonghi during the first See also:

• SIEGE (0. Fr. sege, siege, mod. siege, seat, ultimately from sedere, to sit, cf. Class. Lat. obsidium, a siege)

siege (1822-1823) . On the See also:

• NIGHT

night of the 21st of See also:

• AUGUST (originally Sextilis)

August 1823 he led the celebrated attack at Karpenisi of 350 Suliots on 4000 Albanians who formed the vanguard of the See also:

• ARMY
• ARMY (from Fr. armee, Lat. armata)

army with which Mustai Pasha was advancing to ;eiuforc the besiegers . The rout of the Turkswas See also:

• COMPLETE

complete; but Botzaris himself See also:

• FELL
• FELL, JOHN (1625-1686)

fell . His memory is still celebrated in popular See also:

• BALLADS

ballads in See also:

• GREECE

Greece . Marco Botzaris's See also:

• BROTHER

brother Kosta (See also:

• CONSTANTINE

Constantine), who fought at Karpenisi and completed the victory, lived to become a See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general and senator in the Greek See also:

• KINGDOM

kingdom . He died at See also:

• ATHENS
• ATHENS ['AN vat, Athenae, modem colloquial Greek `Ath va]

Athens on the 13th of See also:

• NOVEMBER (Lat. novem, nine)

November 1853 . Marco's son, Dimitri Botzaris, born in 1813, was three times See also:

• MINISTER (Lat. minister, servant)

minister of war under the See also:

• KINGS, FIRST AND SECOND BOOKS OF

kings See also:

• OTHO, MARCUS SALVIUS (32-69)

Otho and See also:

• GEORGE
• GEORGE, 8TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (1787-1876)
• GEORGE, HENRY (1839—1897)
• GEORGE, LAKE
• GEORGE, SAINT (d. 303)

George . He died at Athens on the 17th of August 187o .