Η ΔΙΚΗ ΤΟΥ ΚΑΡΑΪΣΚΑΚΗ. ΜΙΑ ΑΠΟΠΕΙΡΑ ΕΠΑΝΑΠΡΟΣΕΓΓΙΣΗΣ

Abstract

The study, based mainly on the testimony of N. Kasomoulis and the archive of Al. Mavrokordatοs and of course in what, and some are important, have been written about the conflict between Al. Mavrocordatos and Karaiskakis, attempts to formulate some additional hypothesis for the trial of the warlord. It tries to ascertain how they both saw the way to deal with the enemy and in general what the new institutions imposed by the Revolution meant for them. It attempts also to show how they interpreted differently what constituted treason in contacts with the enemy. The tough attitude that Mavrocordatos maintained, accepting accusations that were not proven, seems to have been dictated by the need to set a strong example that the Administration and its representative in the Western Greece were no longer willing to tolerate actions and attitudes that prevented the implementation of the new way of organization of the provinces, where the military leaders would depend for salary and action on the political power. The trial accelerated Karaiskakis' adaptation to revolutionary institutions, but Mavrocordatos maintained strong reservations about his actual conversion.