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3 unusual facts about Constantin Denis Bourbaki


Constantin Denis Bourbaki

He was killed in 1827 following his defeat at the Battle of Kamatero.

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The force, numbering about 500 men in total, and under the command of Bourbaki, advanced to Eleusis in February, and faced the Turks at the Battle of Kamatero on 8 February (27 January in the Julian calendar).

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Vourvachis street in Kamatero is named after Bourbaki in honour of his heroic death on the town's premises.



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