This man issued a proclamation stating that "Europe, fixing its eyes upon us, wonders at our inertia."
This man issued a proclamation stating that "Europe, fixing its eyes upon us, wonders at our inertia." After the execution of Tudor din Vladimiri, forces led by this man suffered a defeat at the Battle of Dragashani. During his subsequent exile, this man was imprisoned for four years in Terezin after his ploy to gain asylum in Austria failed. At Sculeni, this man crossed the Pruth river, after which he issued a proclamation in Iasi claiming (*) Russian support for an uprising of Danubian principalities, though that was disclaimed by a Russian foreign minister who later retired to support this man's cause. This man was elected president of the Filiki Eteria after John Kapodistrias turned it down, and he then began an insurrection against Mahmud II. For 10 points, name this Hellenic Russian officer, the first leader of the Greek War of Independence.
This man issued a proclamation stating that "Europe, fixing its eyes upon us, wonders at our inertia."
Alexander Ypsilantis [or Alexandros Ypsilantis]