Admiral Anastasios Tsamados | |
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Native name | Αναστάσιος Τσαμαδός |
Born | 1774 Hydra, Ottoman Empire (now Greece) |
Died | 1825 Sphacteria, First Hellenic Republic |
Allegiance | First Hellenic Republic |
Service/ | Hellenic Navy |
Rank | Admiral (Posthumous) |
Commands | Aris |
Battles/wars | Greek War of Independence |
Anastasios Tsamados (Greek: Αναστάσιος Τσαμαδός; 1772[1] or 1774[2] – 1825) was a Greek admiral of the Greek War of Independence. He was the famous captain of the brig Aris and an admiral who led a naval squadron under Andreas Miaoulis. Anastasios Tsamados was the first to rush to the Greek island of Chios and attack the naval warships of the Kapudan Pasha during the massacre of Chios. He also fought in the naval battle of Patras (1822) and died heroically during the famous Battle of Sphacteria.