Panagiotis Karatzas (
Greek: Παναγιώτης Καρατζάς; 18th century – 1824) was a
Greek revolutionary leader in
Patras during the
Greek Revolution of 1821. During his childhood he showed his bravery and defiance against the
Ottoman Empire, often fighting with Turkish peers. He fled to the
Ionian Islands, then under
British rule, he moved to
Zakynthos and enrolled into the
British Army in the 3rd Greek Legion. He returned to Patras in 1809.
He was one of the main commanders during the
siege of Patras (1821). He was against the Ottoman-era local
kodjabashis of the area. He was murdered by Greek rivals in 1824.
Istoria tis poleos Patron apo ton arheotaton hronon mehri tou 1921 (Ιστορία της Πόλεως Πατρών απο των αρχαιοτάτων χρόνων μέχρι του 1921 = History Of The City Of Patras From The
Ancient Period Until 1921), Volume II,
Stefanos Thomopoulos, Achaikes Publishers, Patras
1999,
ISBN960-7960-09-2, Page 349
Peloponisii agonistes tou 1821, Nikitara apomnimonevmata (Πελοποννήσιοι αγωνιστές του 1821, Νικηταρά απομνημονεύματα = Peloponnesian Revolutionary Leaders of 1821,
Nikitaras Remembered), Fotakou, Vergina Publishers, Athens
1996
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