Background
Kosta Botsaris was born in 1792 as the son of captain Kitsos Botsaris into one of the leading clans of the Souliotes, in the region of Souli, Epirus.
Kosta Botsaris was born in 1792 as the son of captain Kitsos Botsaris into one of the leading clans of the Souliotes, in the region of Souli, Epirus.
He fought at the Battle of Karpenisi and completed the victory of his brother, the renowned Markos Botsaris.
He was also a captain and a hero of the War of Greek Independence. The Botsaris clan came from the village of Dragani (today Ambelia), near Paramythia. In 1803 Kostas Botsaris and the remnants of the Souliotes crossed over to the Ionian Islands, where they ultimately took service in a French regiment.
In 1814, he joined the Greek patriotic society known as the Filiki Eteria.
Botsaris continued to serve in the Greek kingdom until his death in Athens on 13 November 1853.