| Nikolaos Kriezotis | |
| Native Name: | Νικόλαος Κριεζώτης |
| Native Name Lang: | el |
| Birth Date: | c. 1785 |
| Death Date: | 1853 |
| Birth Place: | Argyro, Sanjak of Eğriboz, Ottoman Empire (now Greece) |
| Death Place: | Smyrna, Aidin Eyalet, Ottoman Empire (now Turkey) |
| Allegiance: | First Hellenic Republic Kingdom of Greece |
| Rank: | General |
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| Laterwork: | Member of the Russian Party |
Nikolaos Kriezotis (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Νικόλαος Κριεζώτης; c. 1785–1853) was a Greek soldier[1] who served as a leader during the Greek War of Independence in Euboea.
An Arvanite,[2] Kriezotis was general officer in the Greek revolutionary army and is credited with being one of the leaders of the 1822 First Siege of Missolonghi, fought against the Ottomans, who were led by Omer Vrioni.[3] Kriezotis had earlier participated in the siege of Athens reinforcing the siege of the Acropolis. In 1829 he participated in the Battle of Petra, the last battle of the Greek Revolution. After the revolution he joined the Russian Party.
He led the Revolution of 1843 in Euboea and the following year was elected a delegate to the First National Assembly and to the first Parliament after that.
Kriezotis then withdrew to Smyrna, where he died in 1853.