Who was appointed supreme military leader (Archegiatros) of Filiki Eteria and led the initial 1821 uprising in the Danubian Principalities?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Alexander Ypsilantis
- Step 1: Alexander Ypsilantis, a general in the Russian imperial army and aide-de-camp to Tsar Alexander I, accepted leadership of the Eteria. In February 1821, he crossed the Prut river into Moldavia, proclaiming the insurrection with the Sacred Band. Answer: Alexander Ypsilantis. Why not the others: "Theodoros Kolokotronis" was the paramount military general and strategist of the revolution in the Peloponnese; "Petros Mavromichalis" was the hereditary Bey of Mani who led the liberation of Kalamata in March 1821; "Georgios Karaiskakis" was the renowned commander-in-chief of revolutionary forces in central mainland Greece.
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