1. Dimitrios Kallergis was a fighter of the Greek War of Independence, major general, politician and one of the most important protagonists of the 3 September 1843 Revolution.
11 Facts About Dimitrios Kallergis
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Dimitrios Kallergis was left fatherless at an early age and he was sent to Russia to the care of the Tsar's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Count Nesselrode, who appears in some sources is mentioned as his uncle.
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The campaign failed while, according to the American Philhellene Samuel Gridley Howe, Dimitrios Kallergis was unsuitable for the leader's position.
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Dimitrios Kallergis was captured by the enemy forces during the disastrous Battle of Phaleron, where he was leader of the Cretan fighters.
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Dimitrios Kallergis served as his adjutant and he proceeded to the organization of a regular body of the cavalry, where he became deputy commander.
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Dimitrios Kallergis was appointed military commandant of Athens, promoted to major general and aide de camp to the king.
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Dimitrios Kallergis went to London, where he became friend with Louis Napoleon, nephew of Napoleon I and later Emperor of the French, which he followed later in Paris and so he became follower of the French policy.
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Dimitrios Kallergis was captured, but soon released and, after a stay in the island of Zante, went to Paris.
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Until Mavrokordatos' arrival, Dimitrios Kallergis exercised authority as a dictator, with the full support of the French occupation troops.
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When he was the minister, Dimitrios Kallergis formed for the first time in Greece a fire brigade.
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Dimitrios Kallergis was depicted on the reverse of the Greek 50 drachmas commemorative coin issued in 1994 for the 150th anniversary of the first Greek Constitution.