Panagiotis Kefalas Explained

Panagiotis Kefalas
Native Name:Παναγιώτης Κεφάλας
Death Date:20 May 1825
Birth Place:Androusa, Morea Eyalet, Ottoman Empire (now Greece)
Death Place:Maniaki, First Hellenic Republic
Allegiance: First Hellenic Republic
Battles:Greek War of Independence

Panagiotis Kefalas (Greek: Παναγιώτης Κεφάλας) was a Greek fighter of the Greek War of Independence.

Biography

He hailed from Dirrachi in the Androusa province, but was unrelated to the Kefalas magnate family. He took part in several battles of the Greek War of Independence, from the capture of Kalamata and Karytaina to the Battle of Valtetsi and the Siege of Tripolitsa, where he commanded a Tsakonian detachment with distinction. He also fought against Mahmud Dramali Pasha in 1822, and in Continental Greece.

He fell at the Battle of Maniaki in 1825.

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