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'''Anastasios Karatasos''' was a Greek revolutionary who took part in the [[War of Independence]] of [[1821]]. | '''Anastasios Karatasos''' was a Greek revolutionary who took part in the [[War of Independence]] of [[1821]]. | ||
| − | He was born in 1764 in the village of Dovra, [[Imathia]] and was one of the leaders of the [[Greek Revolution]] in the [[Naoussa]] area. He fought in [[Veria]], Dovra and [[Naoussa]]. | + | He was born in [[1764]] in the village of Dovra, [[Imathia]] and was one of the leaders of the [[Greek Revolution]] in the [[Naoussa]] area. He fought in [[Veria]], Dovra and [[Naoussa]]. |
During the siege of Naoussa, he lost three of his children and his wife, who was captured alive and was thrown into a sack with snakes. | During the siege of Naoussa, he lost three of his children and his wife, who was captured alive and was thrown into a sack with snakes. | ||
Latest revision as of 12:36, April 17, 2007
Anastasios Karatasos was a Greek revolutionary who took part in the War of Independence of 1821.
He was born in 1764 in the village of Dovra, Imathia and was one of the leaders of the Greek Revolution in the Naoussa area. He fought in Veria, Dovra and Naoussa. During the siege of Naoussa, he lost three of his children and his wife, who was captured alive and was thrown into a sack with snakes.
After the war effort failed in Naoussa, Karatasos continued to fight, along with his son Tsamis, in southern Greece. He died in 1830.