Nikolaos Zorbas

Major General Nikolaos Zorbas
Zorbas as an artillery major. Portrait by Spyridon Prosalentis.
Native name	Νικόλαος Ζορμπάς
Born	1844 Athens, Kingdom of Greece
Died	1920 Athens, Kingdom of Greece
Allegiance	Kingdom of Greece
Service / branch	Hellenic Army
Years of service	?-1911
Rank	Major General
Battles / wars	Greco-Turkish War (1897)
Awards	Order of the Redeemer Legion of Honour
Alma mater	Hellenic Military Academy
Other work	Leader of the Military League

Nikolaos Zorbas (Greek: Νικόλαος Ζορμπάς; 1844–1920) was a Greek soldier, most notable as the nominal leader of the Military League which organized the Goudi coup in 1909.

Life

His family was from Magnesia in Asia Minor and he was born in Athens. After studying at the Hellenic Military Academy, he finished his studies in France and Belgium. He fought during the Greco-Turkish War (1897), and in 1909, as a colonel, he was chosen as the leader of the clandestine Military League. After the league organized the Goudi coup in August 1909, he was appointed Minister of Military Affairs in the Stephanos Dragoumis government and retired in 1911 as a Major General.

Zorbas died in Athens.