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Markos Botsaris (Greek: Μάρκος Μπότσαρης, c. 1788 – 21 August 1823) was a Souliote captain[1] and a hero of the War of Greek Independence. Markos Botsaris is among the most revered national heroes in Greece.

Markos Botsaris

Early life

Botsaris was born into one of the leading clans of the Souliotes, in Epirus.[2] He was the second son of captain Kitsos Botsaris, who was murdered in Arta in 1809 under the orders of Ali Pasha.

The Botsaris clan came from the village of Dragani (today Ambelia), near Paramythia.
French Army and Ottoman Army

In 1803, after the capture of Souli by Ali Pasha, Botsaris and the remnants of the Souliotes crossed over to the Ionian Islands, where he served in the Albanian regiment of the French army for 11 years and became one the regiment's officers.[3]

In 1814, he joined the Greek patriotic society known as the Filiki Eteria.

In 1820, with other Souliots, he came back to Epirus and fought against Ali Pasha in the Ottoman army at the Siege