Timoleon Vassos

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Timoleon Vassos
Timoleon Vassos with his son in Crete, 1897
Native name	Τιμολέων Βάσ[σ]ος
Born	1836 Athens
Died	1929 (aged 92–93) Athens
Allegiance	Kingdom of Greece
Service/branch	Hellenic Army
Rank	Major General
Wars	Greco-Turkish War of 1897
Relations	Vasos Mavrovouniotis (father), Major Gen. Alexandros Vasos (brother)

Timoleon Vassos or Vasos (Greek: Τιμολέων Βάσ[σ]ος, 1836–1929) was a Greek Army officer and general. He was born in Athens in 1836, the younger son of the hero of the Greek Revolution Vasos Mavrovouniotis. He studied at the Hellenic Army Academy and continued his studies in France, before being appointed as aide de camp to King George I. In February 1897, as a Colonel, he was sent at the head of an expeditionary force to Crete to assist the local Cretan revolt against the Ottoman Empire, an act which precipitated the outbreak of the Greco-Turkish War of 1897. He eventually reached the rank of Major General and garrison commander of Athens. He died in Athens in October 1929.

Persondata
Name	Vassos, Timoleon
Alternative names	Τιμολέων Βάσ[σ]ος (Greek)
Short description	Greek general
Date of birth	1836
Place of birth	Athens, Greece
Date of death	1929
Place of death	Athens, Greece

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