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COMMANDER // 1790–1855

Dimitrios Papanikolis

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1790 – 1855

1790180018101820183018401850Greek War of Independence · 1821-1829Battle of Gerontas — September 10, 1824 · First Hellenic Republic · Greek War of Independence

Active service 1824 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 34.

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Dimitrios Papanikolis was a naval hero of the Greek Revolution, famous for being the first to successfully employ a fireship to destroy an Ottoman ship of the line.

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