Theodoros Kolokotronis) (3 April 1770 冒 4 February 1843) Greek Field Marshal - leader of the Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire.Kolokotronis was born at Ramavouni in Messenia; and grew up in Libovitsi in Arcadia. The Kolokotroneoi (original clan name: 鈥楾zeryinis'irgin) were a powerful and respected clan in Arcadia in the 18th centuryKolokotronis' greatest success was the defeat of the Ottoman army under Mahmud Dramali Pasha at the Battle of Dervenakia in 1822. In 1825; he was appointed commander-in-chief of the Greek forces in the Peloponnese. the most revered of the protagonists of the War of Independence.BRONZE STATUEPLACED HERE 2000 BY THE PRESIDENT OF GREECEKOSTIS STEFANOPOULOSARTIST-K.KAZAKOS-1999