Charalambos Vilaetis
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Charalambos or Haralambos Vilaetis (Greek: Χαράλαμπος Βιλαέτης, 1781–1821) was a Greek
Greek revolutionary leader
. He descended from a famous family of Pyrgos in which he was one of the first who inhabited the area. He was born in 1781 and moved to Zakynthos
in 1806 with the mark of sergeant next to Kolokotronis
. He was a member of the Filiki Etaireia. In 1821, he became a leader of the Greeks in Ilia. He led the revolution in Pyrgos and raised the Greek flag
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Charalambos Vilaetis was the first in the idea for closing the Turks in Lala. He in the area of Strefi (Στρέφι) east of Pyrgos and west of Olympia
with 100 people. In the battle, he was injured and was later killed. He was only 40 year old when he was killed.
In 1848], Lysandros Vilaetis revolted along with approximately 80 comrades who ran into Pyrgos. Le left for Zakynthos
in which the movement failed. He was finally pardoned in 1849. He died in 1860.
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Greek revolutionary leader
Greek War of Independence
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. He descended from a famous family of Pyrgos in which he was one of the first who inhabited the area. He was born in 1781 and moved to Zakynthos
Zakynthos
Zakynthos , also Zante, the other form often used in English and in Italian , is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea. It is the third largest of the Ionian Islands. It is also a separate regional unit of the Ionian Islands region, and the only municipality of the regional unit. It covers an area of ...
in 1806 with the mark of sergeant next to Kolokotronis
Theodoros Kolokotronis
Theodoros Kolokotronis was a Greek Field Marshal and one of the leaders of the Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire....
. He was a member of the Filiki Etaireia. In 1821, he became a leader of the Greeks in Ilia. He led the revolution in Pyrgos and raised the Greek flag
Flag of Greece
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Charalambos Vilaetis was the first in the idea for closing the Turks in Lala. He in the area of Strefi (Στρέφι) east of Pyrgos and west of Olympia
Olympia, Greece
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with 100 people. In the battle, he was injured and was later killed. He was only 40 year old when he was killed.
In 1848], Lysandros Vilaetis revolted along with approximately 80 comrades who ran into Pyrgos. Le left for Zakynthos
Zakynthos
Zakynthos , also Zante, the other form often used in English and in Italian , is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea. It is the third largest of the Ionian Islands. It is also a separate regional unit of the Ionian Islands region, and the only municipality of the regional unit. It covers an area of ...
in which the movement failed. He was finally pardoned in 1849. He died in 1860.