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Greek General. Kolokotronis led the Greek War of Independence (1821-1829) against the Ottoman Empire. His greatest success was at the Battle of Dervenakia in 1822 and was later appointed commander-in-chief of the Greek forces in Peloponnese. More at: History

“Perhaps the sentiments contained in the following pages, are not yet sufficiently fashionable to procure them general favour; a long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right, and raises at first a formidable outcry in defence of custom. But the tumult soon subsides. Time makes more converts…