Georgios Karaiskakis

Georgios Karaiskakis
Georgios Karaiskakis
	Georgios Karaiskakis; lithography by Karl Krazeisen.
Native name	Γεώργιος Καραϊσκάκης
Birth name	Georgios Karaiskos; Γεώργιος Καραΐσκος
Nickname(s)	The Nun's Son
Born	January 23 1782; Mavrommati, Ottoman Empire; (now Karditsa, Greece)
Died	23 April 1827 (aged 45); Phaleron, Ottoman Empire; (now Piraeus, Greece)
Buried	Agios Demetrios church, Salamis
Allegiance	First Hellenic Republic
Service/branch	Hellenic Army
Years of service	1796–1827
Battles/wars	Ali Pasha’s Rebellion; Greek War of Independence Battle of Komboti; First Siege of Missolonghi; Second Siege of Missolonghi; Battle of Arachova; Second Siege of the Acropolis; Battle of Phaleron †; ;
Awards	Grand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer
Spouse(s)	Engolpia Skylodimou
Children	Pinelopi Karaiskaki (daughter); Eleni Karaiskaki (daughter); Spyridon Karaiskakis (son); Dimitrios Karaiskakis (son)
Relations	Sitsa Karaiskaki
Other work	Body guard of Ali Pasha
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Georgios Karaiskakis (Greek: Γεώργιος Καραϊσκάκης), born Georgios Karaiskos (Greek: Γεώργιος Καραΐσκος; 1782 – 1827), was a Greek military commander and a leader of the Greek War of Independence.

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