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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.

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).

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



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