Anastasios Tsamados

Admiral Anastasios Tsamados
A portrait of Anastasios Tsamados by Dionysios Tsokos
Native name	Αναστάσιος Τσαμαδός
Born	1774 Hydra, Ottoman Empire (now Greece)
Died	1825 Sphacteria, First Hellenic Republic
Allegiance	First Hellenic Republic
Service/branch	Hellenic Navy
Rank	Admiral (Posthumous)
Commands held	Aris
Battles/wars	Greek War of Independence Battle of Patras Chios Massacre Battle of Sphacteria †

Anastasios Tsamados (Greek: Αναστάσιος Τσαμαδός; 1772^[1] or 1774^[2] – 1825) was a Greek admiral of the Greek War of Independence. He was the famous captain of the brig Aris and an admiral who led a naval squadron under Andreas Miaoulis. Anastasios Tsamados was the first to rush to the Greek island of Chios and attack the naval warships of the Kapudan Pasha during the massacre of Chios. He also fought in the naval battle of Patras (1822) and died heroically during the famous Battle of Sphacteria.