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Dimitris 'Koliopoulos' Plapoutas (Greek: Δημήτρης Κολιόπουλος Πλαπούτας) (1786 – 1865) was a Greek general who fought during the Greek War of Independence against the rule of the Ottoman Empire.
Dimitrios Plapoutas | |
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| Δημήτρης Πλαπούτας | |
 A portrait of Plapoutas in Royal Phalanx uniform | |
| Senator | |
| In office 1847–1862 | |
| Monarch | Otto |
| Prime Minister | Kitsos Tzavellas Georgios Kountouriotis Konstantinos Kanaris Antonios Kriezis Alexandros Mavrokordatos Dimitrios Voulgaris Athanasios Miaoulis Ioannis Kolokotronis |
| Member of Parliament for Karytaina | |
| In office 1844–1847 | |
| Monarch | Otto |
| Prime Minister | Ioannis Kolettis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 May 1786 Paloumpa, Morea Eyalet, Ottoman Empire (now Greece) |
| Died | 5 July 1864 Paloumpa, Kingdom of Greece |
| Parent | Kollias Plapoutas (Father) |
| Awards |  Order of the Redeemer |
| Nickname(s) | Koliopoulos Κολιόπουλος |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom First Hellenic Republic Kingdom of Greece |
| Branch/service |  British Army Hellenic Army |
| Years of service | 18 |
| Rank | General |
| Unit | 1st Regiment Greek Light Infantry Royal Phalanx |
| Battles/wars | |
Biography
editPlapoutas was born on in Paloumba in the Arcadia region of the Peloponnese, Ottoman Empire, the son of Kollias Plapoutas. This is of course the reason why Theodoros Kolokotronis referred to him simply as "Koliopoulos" (Greek: Ό Κολιόπουλος).[1]
In 1811, he left Paloumba for the Ionian Islands where he became an officer in the 1st Regiment Greek Light Infantry. In 1818, he joined the Filiki Eteria, which was planning to liberate Greece from Ottoman control.
During the revolution, Dimitris Plapoutas took part in the Siege of Tripolitsa, the capture of the Acrocorinth, the Battle of Valtetsi, the Battle of Maniaki and other battles.
After independence, along with General Theodoros Kolokotronis and General Kitsos Tzavelas, Plapoutas supported Prince Otto of Bavaria as the King of Greece. However, later he opposed the Bavarian-dominated regency during his rule. He was charged with high treason and on 7 June 1834 he was imprisoned at the Palamidi along with Kolokotronis and both sentenced to death and both later pardoned in 1835.[1] Plapoutas then became involved in Greek politics and served in Parliament (1844–1847) and in the Senate (1847–1862). He was made an honorary bodyguard of King Otto and was entrusted with escorting him to his new kingdom.
Plapoutas also had a brother, Georgios, who fought alongside him in many battles and died in the Battle of Lalas.
When he was around seventy years old, Plapoutas married a woman in her thirties and had one child, a girl named Athanasia. Plapoutas died shortly afterwards.
His house still stands (albeit heavily damaged from an earthquake during the 1960s) in his home town of Paloumpa, Arcadia.
Gallery
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A photograph of Plapoutas in the Royal Phalanx uniform.
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House of Plapoutas
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Plapoutas bust in Ottobrunn, Germany
