Dimitris Plapoutas (May 15, 1786 – July 5, 1864)

Dimitris Plapoutas (May 15, 1786 – July 5, 1864)

Born in Paloumpa, Arcadia in the Peloponnese, he was a fighter and a General, during the Greek War of Independence and later a politician.

One of the leaders at the outbreak of the Revolution, Plapoutas formed his own army of some 1,000 men, who took part in the Battle of Valtetsi. A significant victory here, opened the road to Tripoli and the Siege which followed, resulting in liberation and another resounding victory for the Greeks.

Plapoutas was involved in several more important battles throughout the Peloponnese, such as Corinth, Argos, Maniaki and Patra.

He fought together with and was a close ally of Theodoros Kolokotronis.

Following the Revolution in 1834, both heroes would be charged on trumped up charges of “treason”, they were imprisoned and sentenced to death, only to be released and pardoned a year later, thanks to the intervention of Georgios Tertsetis and Anastasios Polyzoidis.

In the 1840’s he was elected to the Greek Parliament and would hold various positions into the 1860’s.