Nikolaos Makris
Appearance
Nikolaos Makris | |
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Native name | Νικόλαος Μακρής |
Born | c. 1829 Missolonghi, First Hellenic Republic |
Died | 13 January 1911 Kingdom of Greece |
Allegiance | Kingdom of Greece |
Service | Hellenic Army Hellenic Gendarmerie |
Rank | Major General |
Commands | Athens Police Hellenic Gendarmerie Army of Thessaly 1st Infantry Division |
Battles / wars | Greco-Turkish War (1897) |
Relations | Dimitrios Makris (father) |
Other work | MP for Aetolia-Acarnania |
Nikolaos Makris (Greek: Νικόλαος Μακρής, 1829–1911) was a Hellenic Army General and politician.
Nikolaos Makris was born in Missolonghi in 1829. He was the son of Dimitrios Makris, a military leader during the Greek War of Independence of 1821. He entered the Hellenic Army and was sent to France for training. After his return, he served in various command and staff positions, and eventually commanded the Athens police and became head of the Hellenic Gendarmerie.
He participated in the Greco-Turkish War of 1897 as commander of the 1st Infantry Division.
After the war, he left the army with the rank of Major General. He was elected MP for his native prefecture of Aetolia-Acarnania several times.