Λασκαρίνα Μπουμπουλίνα Laskarina Bouboulina the SeaCaptain

Bouboulina joined the Filiki Etaireia, an underground organization that was preparing Greece for revolution against the Ottoman rule, as its only female member. She bought arms and ammunitions at her own expense and brought them secretly to Spetses in her ships, to fight "for the sake of my nation." Construction of the ship Agamemnon was finished in 1820. It was later one of the largest warships in the hands of Greek rebels. Bouboulina bribed Turkish officials to ignore the ship's size. She also organized her own armed troops, composed of men from Spetses. She used most of her fortune to provide food and ammunition for the sailors and soldiers under her command.

On 13 March 1821 Bouboulina raised her own Greek flag, based on the flag of the Comnenus dynasty of Byzantine emperors, on the mast of Agamemnon. On 3 April the people of Spetses revolted and later joined forces with a number of other ships from other Greek islands. Bouboulina sailed with eight ships to Nafplion and began a naval blockade. She led her own troops until the fall of the fort on 13 November 1822. Later she took part in the naval blockade and capture of Monemvasia and Pylos. Bouboulina's son, Yiannis Yiannouzas, died in the battle at Argos, against superior numbers of Ottoman troops.

She arrived in time to witness the fall of Tripolis on 11 September 1821 and met general Theodoros Kolokotronis. Later their children Eleni Bouboulina and Panos Kolokotronis were married. During the ensuing extermination of the Ottoman garrison, Bouboulina saved most of the female members of the sultan's household.

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[ai8hr13]

Το επικό τραγούδι ποιο είναι;

[tektamos]

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[tektamos]

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[choosing2lookeast]

I've only recely learned of Bouboulina. She was one tough lady! Enjoyed the video. If you ask me, EVERYONE should be learning about her in history courses all over the world, not just in Greece.