Ioannis or Giannakis Notaras was a Greek general of the Greek War of Independence.
11 Facts About Ioannis Notaras
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Ioannis Notaras was killed in 1827 during the Battle of Phaleron.
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Ioannis Notaras was born in 1805 at Trikala, Corinthia, and belonged to an important Notaras magnate family from Corinthia.
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Ioannis Notaras's father was the notable Sotiris Notaras and his mother, Mary, was a sister of Andreas Zaimis.
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Ioannis Notaras stood out for his stature and his physical presence and was known to his environment as the "lord's son".
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Ioannis Notaras had received basic education and at the beginning of the Greek Revolution, although young, he created his own military force composed of men from the Peloponnese and from Roumeli.
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Ioannis Notaras paid the salaries of his fighters from his own fortune.
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Ioannis Notaras participated in the siege of Acrocorinth and after the surrender of the castle, he became garrison commander.
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When Kountouriotis prevailed, Notaras was forced to surrender on 9 December 1824.
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Ioannis Notaras repelled the Egyptian troops of Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt in the region of Messenia.
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Ioannis Notaras was killed during the disastrous defeat of the revolutionary forces Battle of Phaleron on 24 April 1827.