Markos Botsaris

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Markos Botsaris
Μάρκος Μπότσαρης
*Marko Boçari*
General; Markos Botsaris; Μάρκος Μπότσαρης; Marko Boçari
	A portrait of Markos Botsaris.
Native name	Marko Boçari (Albanian)
Born	1790; Souli, Pashalik of Yanina, Ottoman Empire (now Greece)
Died	21 August 1823 (aged 32–33); Karpenisi, Sanjak of Inebahti, Ottoman Empire (now Greece)
Buried	Garden of Heroes, Missolonghi, Greece
Allegiance	First French Empire ; First Hellenic Republic
Branch	Imperial French Army; Hellenic Army
Service years	1804–1823
Rank	General of the Greek Army
Unit	Albanian Regiment (French Army); Souliot Forces; Revolutionary Army of Western Central Greece
Commands	Chieftain of the Souliot Forces; Commanding General of Western Central Greece
Conflicts	Siege and Fall of Souli (1820); Ali Pasha's Rebellion Siege of Ioannina; ; Greek War of Independence Battle of Peta; First Siege of Missolonghi; Battle of Karpenisi †; ;
Spouses	Eleni Karakitsou (m. 1806; div. 1810); Chrysoula Kalogerou;
Children	Dimitrios Botsaris (son); Katerina Botsari (daughter)
Relations	Kitsos Botsaris (father); Notis Botsaris (uncle); Kostas Botsaris (brother); Tousias Botsaris (cousin)
Other work	Author of a Greek–Albanian lexicon
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Markos Botsaris (Greek: Μάρκος Μπότσαρης; 1790 – 21 August 1823) was a Souliot chieftain, general of the Greek revolutionary army and hero of the Greek War of Independence. He played a key role in relieving the First Siege of Missolonghi in 1822–1823 and was awarded the title of General of Western Greece by the revolutionary Greek government. He was killed during the Battle of Karpenisi and was buried in Missolonghi with full honors. Botsaris is among the most revered national heroes in Greece.