Yannis Gouras
Yiannis Gouras (Greek: Γιάννης Γκούρας; 1771 – 1826) was a Greek military leader during the Greek War of Independence.
Yiannis Gouras | |
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 A portrait of Gouras by Filippos Margaritis | |
| Native name | Γιάννης Γκούρας |
| Born | 1771 Dremissa, Eyalet of the Archipelago, Ottoman Empire (now Greece) |
| Died | 1 October 1826 Athens, First Hellenic Republic |
| Buried | Holy Monastery of Faneromeni, Salamis |
| Allegiance | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} First Hellenic Republic |
| Service/ |  Hellenic Army |
| Battles/wars | Greek War of Independence |
| Spouse(s) | Asimo Lidoriki |
| Relations | Dimitrios Panourgias (cousin) Nakos Panourgias (nephew) |
A cousin of Panourgias, he distinguished himself in the battles in eastern Continental Greece, but became notorious for his invasion of the Peloponnese during the Greek civil wars of 1824–25 and his murder of his former chief, Odysseas Androutsos.
He was killed during the Second Siege of the Acropolis.
He was buried in a monastery in Salamis.
The grave of Yiannis Gouras.
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