Stavros Rigas
Kapetan (Chieftain) Stavros Rigas | |
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Native name | Σταύρος Ρήγας |
Nickname(s) | Kapetan Kavodoros (Καπετάν Καβοντόρος) |
Born | , Euboea, Kingdom of Greece |
Died | c. 1921 Asia Minor |
Allegiance | Kingdom of Greece |
Service/ |
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Battles/wars | Macedonian Struggle Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922) † |
Stavros Rigas (Greek: Σταύρος Ρήγας), also known by his nom de guerre Kapetan Kavodoros (Greek: Καπετάν Καβοντόρος) was an officer of the Hellenic Army who participated in the Macedonian Struggle and was killed in action in the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922).
Biography[]
He was born in Agios Dimitrios, on the island of Euboea. After attending Hebron Academy, he joined the Greek Struggle for Macedonia in 1905, entering with his detachment the Giannitsa Lake under the leadership of . Along with Boukouvalas and Anagnostakos he managed to occupy crucial positions in the marshes of the Giannitsa Lake and create small bases in known as Tsekri, Ali and Lakka.[1] His nom de guerre, kapetan ("captain, chief") Kavodoros, referenced Cape Cavo D'Oro near his native village.
In November 1905 following the withdrawal of Konstantinos Boukouvalas due to sickness, he replaced him as the leader of the struggle in Giannitsa marshes.[2] Later he was joined by officer . In April 1906 the two leaders were reinforced by and [3]
Stavros Rigas survived the Greek Struggle for Macedonia and participated in the Greco-Turkish War of 1919–22, where he fell in 1921.
References[]
- ^ Douglas Dakin, Ο Ελληνικός Αγώνας στη Μακεδονία 1897 – 1913, εκδ. αδελφών Κυριακίδη, 1996.
- ^ «ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΙΚΟΣ ΑΓΩΝ», Παύλου Τσάμη, Μακεδονικὴ Βιβλιοθήκη, Δημοσιεύματα τῆς Ἐταιρεῖας Μακεδονικῶν Σπουδῶν, Θεσ/κη 1975, σελ. 293-294.
- ^ Basil K. Gounaris, The Macedonian Struggle 1903-1912. Paving the Way for the Liberation, p.13
- 1905 births
- 1921 deaths
- People from Euboea (regional unit)
- Eastern Orthodox Christians from Greece
- People of the Macedonian Struggle
- Greek military personnel of the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922)
- Greek military personnel killed in action