Panos Kolokotronis [SEP] father
Panos Kolokotronis
Panos Kolokotronis () was the eldest son of the Greek General Theodoros Kolokotronis and his mother was Aikaterini Karousou (). He was born on the island of Zakynthos in 1800, while his father was serving there as a Major in the British Infantry. He fought along with his father in the Greek War of Independence and distinguished himself in many battles.
In 1822, he married Eleni, the daughter of Laskarina Bouboulina.
In 1825, during the second civil war, he was murdered in Tripoli by
only when an Egyptian army under the command of Ibrahim Pasha invaded the Morea. His eldest son, Panos Kolokotronis, was killed during the second civil war.
Greek War of Independence Ibrahim's campaign.
Ibrahim was fresh from fighting the Wahhabi rebels in Arabia, and so was used to fighting guerrillas. His troops were armed with the most modern equipment and trained by European experts. The sultan had promised his father the island of Crete as an appanage for young Ibrahim if he could crush the rebels. With his eye on