In the meantime, in Hydra, the leaders of the island did not want to lose their privileges given to them by the Ottomans, so initially they didn't join the revolution.[1]
Antonis, with the help of the members of Filiki Eteria from the Peloponnese, landed on the island (30 March 1821) and expelled the governor, Nikolaos Kokovilas. He then declared a state of war on 16 April 1821.[1]
Soon after, Hydra and its leading families joined the revolution, but the leaders decided to devised a conspiracy and managed to arrest Oikonomou since most of his supporters, which were sailors, were away from the island.[1] After he was read his charges, relatives of his intervened and managed to help him escape to Kranidi.[1] There he was arrested again and put behind bars. Once more he managed to escape and traveled to Argos to meet with other revolutionary figures. Hearing this, the leaders of Hydra, worried that he will drum up help against them, sent a military contingent to kill him.[1]Theodoros Kolokotronis discovered their plans and dispatched 200 men under Tsokris to protect Oikonomou.[1] The men did not succeed to reach him on time and he was killed on 16 December 1821.[1]
In later years, however, Hydra did come to have a major role in the Greek Independence struggle, under Andreas Miaoulis.
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antonis, oikonomou, greek, Αντώνης, Οικονόμου, 1785, december, 1821, greek, naval, captain, greek, independence, against, ottoman, empire, peter, hessnative, nameΑντώνης, Οικονόμουborn1785hydra, ottoman, empire, greece, died16, december, 1821, aged, hydra, ott. Antonis Oikonomou Greek Antwnhs Oikonomoy 1785 16 December 1821 was a Greek naval captain in the Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire Antonis OikonomouAntonis Oikonomouby Peter von HessNative nameAntwnhs OikonomoyBorn1785Hydra Ottoman Empire now Greece Died16 December 1821 aged 35 36 Hydra Ottoman Empire now Greece AllegianceGreeceService wbr branchHellenic NavyBattles warsGreek War of Independence Other workMember of the Filiki EtaireiaLife editAntonis was born in Hydra and became a sailor in a young age Just before the start of the Greek War of Independence his ship sunk near Gibraltar He then travelled to Constantinople to commission a new ship and there he was recruited to the Filiki Eteria by Papaflessas 1 In the meantime in Hydra the leaders of the island did not want to lose their privileges given to them by the Ottomans so initially they didn t join the revolution 1 Antonis with the help of the members of Filiki Eteria from the Peloponnese landed on the island 30 March 1821 and expelled the governor Nikolaos Kokovilas He then declared a state of war on 16 April 1821 1 Soon after Hydra and its leading families joined the revolution but the leaders decided to devised a conspiracy and managed to arrest Oikonomou since most of his supporters which were sailors were away from the island 1 After he was read his charges relatives of his intervened and managed to help him escape to Kranidi 1 There he was arrested again and put behind bars Once more he managed to escape and traveled to Argos to meet with other revolutionary figures Hearing this the leaders of Hydra worried that he will drum up help against them sent a military contingent to kill him 1 Theodoros Kolokotronis discovered their plans and dispatched 200 men under Tsokris to protect Oikonomou 1 The men did not succeed to reach him on time and he was killed on 16 December 1821 1 In later years however Hydra did come to have a major role in the Greek Independence struggle under Andreas Miaoulis References edit a b c d e f g h Antonis Oikonomou hellenicaworld com Retrieved 3 August 2021 nbsp This Greek biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Antonis Oikonomou amp oldid 1160831742, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
