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Marcos Bozzaris[bOzar´is, –zA´ris, Gr. bOt´sArEs] Pronunciation Key, c.1788–1823, Greek patriot. Exiled from his native Epirus in 1803, he joined Ali Pasha in 1820 and later was prominent in the Greek War of Independence, notably in the defense of MesolOngion (1822–23) and at KarpenIsion, where he defeated the Turks with a handful of men but died in battle.
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