Kyriakos Skourtis

Kyriakos Skourtis (Greek: Κυριάκος Σκούρτης) was a captain from Hydra Island, who participated in the Greek Revolution of 1821. He is known mainly for his appointment as commander of the land forces by the government of Georgios Kountouriotis in 1825, although he was a naval officer and completely inexperienced at land.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.