Giannis Stathas
Greek revolutionary
Giannis Stathas (Greek: Γιάννης Σταθάς; c. 1758–1812) was a Greek armatole during the pre-Greek Revolution era in Greece. He later became leader of a small fleet in the Aegean Sea.
Family background
His father was Gerodimos Stathas, head of the Stathaioi family in the Valtos region in Central Greece. Gerodimos took part in the unsuccessful Orlov Revolt. After the Russo-Turkish War ended, Gerodimos successfully defended against the Turkish reprisals that followed.
Revolutionary acts
In 1804, he formed a regiment to help the Serbs that were rebelling against the Ottoman rule. After that he and some other armatoles in the Olympus area declared the revolution against the Ottoman Sultan. The Russian Emperor Alexander I had promised them help, but they were again left to their fate.
Stathas and a group of Greek military commanders fled to the Aegean Sea.
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