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George Jarvis Commemorated for Role in Greek War of Independence
” width=”1000″>The Battle of Messolonghi, in which the great philhellene George Jarvis participated. By zographos Makryannis. Credit: Panagiotis Zographos /Public Domain
A churchyard in Argos, Mycenae was the site where the life of one of the most notable philhellenes of them all, George Jarvis, was commemorated on July 27.
Along with fellow American James Williams, Jarvis has a memorial stone dedicated there which tells of his exploits in the Greek War of Independence, in which he gave his life for the cause of freedom for the Greek people.
” width=”1080″>He fought so that, as the famed philhellene Lord Byron wrote in his famous poem The Isles of Greece “…Greece might still be free.” Jarvis has the distinction of being the very first American to join Greece’s fight for freedom.
Yiannis Gounaris is, at least in the popular consciousness, an obscure figure of the Greek Revolution of 1821.
Hailing from Ioannina, he was employed by Omer Vryoni as his official hunter and accompanied him to Missolonghi, which was besieged by Vryoni in 1822. Unable to overcome the town’s defences, Vryoni resolved on a night attack during Christmas, when it was expected that the defending Greeks would be at their most vulnerable. Overhearing the Ottomans discussing the plan, Gounaris was faced with a dilemma. His wife and children were being held hostage for his good behaviour in Arta. Should he keep quiet, thus maintaining his family in safety, or should he find a way to alert the besieged Greeks of their ultimate doom? Ultimately, he chose the latter. When the Ottomans sprung their “surprise” attack, the Greeks were waiting for them. The attack was repulsed and Missolonghi stood, only to fall four years later.