general greek born greek merchant military officer politician author best known today memoirs starting humble origins joined greek struggle independence achieving rank general leading men notable victories following greek independence tumultuous public career playing prominent granting constitution kingdom greece later sentenced death pardoned despite important contributions political life early greek state general remembered memoirs aside source historical cultural information period work called monument modern greek literature written pure greek literary quality led nobel greatest masters prose biography early life born poor family village vicinity nickname acquired height father killed clash forces family forced flee spent childhood age seven given foster son wealthy man labour endured words death left stay acquaintance maintained close relations teenager involved trade according memoirs wealthy man property amounted according probably joined secret anti ottoman society march left supposedly business actual assignment inform local members state affairs native having met returned days revolution broke promptly arrested ottoman authorities placed arrest local fortress held captive days managed escape august took arms ottomans activity war independence command september took battle near battle sustained light leg injury days later took siege temporarily brought city greek control late left according memoirs fell seriously ill recovering march having spent recovery village near resumed military action assuming leadership band warriors villages vicinity fought alongside successful siege fortified considerable ottoman forces athens surrendered ottomans june appointed supervisor public order city executive authority january office took severe measures aimed stopping arbitrary oppression populace summer fought alongside eastern october led force fought alongside government rebels civil war actions conflict rewarded rank brigadier promoted lieutenant general august general late march invaded egyptian forces appointed head public order took defence fortress fell near arriving men june ordered construction makeshift fortifications gathering provisions soon arrived commander egyptian forces unable position despite numerical superiority launching fierce attacks june injured battle carried soon battle married daughter prominent activities linked city death athens captured june helped organise defence provisional commander garrison death commander managed repel fierce assault october defence sustained heavy times head neck wounds troubled remainder life dissuade taking phase war spring took battles battle activity greek independence governorship activity cease achievement greek independence governor arrived greece appointed general leader based period specifically february started writing memoirs military given rank brigadier slowly came oppose governor policies eventually broke opposed considered personal personal level concerned home region included liberated greek state influenced tried force governor accepting constitutional form government troops command success finally august government forced civil servants military personnel sign oath stating secret organizations loyal servants government commands considered tried author version oath instead accepted government consequently stripped positions opposition existing regime cease governor assassination october took fought governor brother successor condemn assassination strongest terms reign king prince bavaria chosen king greece arrival greek capital hailed enthusiastically attitude exemplified memoirs today long lost extinguished today raised dead fighters political religious military king come power god praised lord hopes new regime soon king named rule behalf months rule regency came conflict war minister attitude veterans war independence newly little place left irregular bands styled fighters formed backbone greek forces war considered exclusion newly formed army furthermore men left resources exclusion military found dire financial situation believed prime minister personally responsible problems faced newly formed state consequence briefly retired active politics municipalities instituted royal decree december elected city council athens city new capital capacity harshly criticised extent possible perceived royal administration voiced demand constitutional rule royal administration initially held high esteem given rank colonel king absence greece occasion marriage late early public discontent peak newspapers criticized severely politicians called removal capacity president athens city council proposed january adoption resolution handed king return requesting granting constitution long banquet attended fighters war independence health royal couple adding god rule constitutional laws accordance sacrifices immediately dissolved city council fired mayor placed house arrest period commissioned painter veteran war independence profits sales benefit veterans war demand constitutional liberties widespread discontent king administration situation escalated september revolution led granting constitution leaders movement played crucial paving way having started early granting played important forming new cabinet elected representative athens headed informal group representatives loyal personally proposed recommendations course proceedings soon conclusion assembly work retired politics leading role creation greek constitution depicted reverse greek commemorative coin issued anniversary historic document versions coin featuring leaders september movement features colonel minister later prime minister stopped working memoirs information rest life including trial comes sources outspoken views result stirred negative reactions opponents opposed perceived continued degradation veterans war independence repeatedly considered suspect plotting king furthermore king september movement summoned palace asked conspirators refused saying slave eventually accused planning overthrow establishments assassinate king april placed house arrest heavily guarded officer posted room march sentenced death called pre fabricated trial according prosecution brought false false evidence furthermore president tribunal personal enemy judges voted death sentence requested king extend royal sentence life imprisonment king spent months prison king reduced sentence later years finally pardoned released september thanks war blockade french british fleets led minister war despite previous attempts king newly acquired influence released suffered greatly prison release suffered condition improve death younger sons cholera epidemic struck athens october revolution broke led king country son future general reportedly presented father king golden crown restored ranks stripped result trial elected representative athens new promoted rank general april died april literary work assessment significance concluded work memoirs years imprisonment entries september october references events period text memoirs personal adventures long public career significantly views people situations events clearly published fragments earlier published newspaper noted slight holding firm opinion quoted called work kind masterpiece strong autonomous mind noted received basic education according testimony mastered writing shortly started writing memoirs stationed having ignored history hardly mentioned war independence renewed interest revolution offering significant personal testimony historical research despite initial interest newly published memoirs hardly cited years forgotten fighter author text written greek text heroic atmosphere war independence treasure house linguistic knowledge concerning common greek tongue time reputation revived german occupation greece published article general calling memoirs monument modern greek literature written pure greek years later greek nobel gave lecture saying times people seek find people clear stable appropriate speak people according greece stated greatest masters modern greek prose hundreds essays written subject memoirs fair chronicler overshadowed fighter good reason according noted fact man managed use speech achieve expressive density entirely unusual greek prose terrific impression people general questioned preface memoirs praises honesty contrasts lack straightforward clearly holds people come conflict uses language people like staying silent questionable deeds people favourable opinion according stem severity considered cause greece months completing memoirs new year eve started write history called interrupted abruptly late march house arrest text acquired finally published titled visions wonders according far historical significance memoirs events described given briefly excuse interpretation visions particularly insists according considered manuscript work mind reason publish work product physically mentally soul isolated age instead god saints shows deep religious feeling turns away guns instead seeking nation salvation divine intervention furthermore points work unique modern greek literature subject matter memoirs significant source linguistic cultural information works memoirs published athens wonders published athens
Yannis Makriyannis