{{Short description|Greek military leader}} {{Infobox Soldier | name = Stergios Daoutis | native_name = Στέργιος Νταούτης | image = Στέργιος Νταούτης.jpg | caption = Stergios Daoutis during the Macedonian Struggle | birth_date = {{circa}} late 1800s | death_date = 21 April 1973 | birth_place = [[Imathia|Ano Seli]], [[Salonika Vilayet]], [[Ottoman Empire]] {{small|(now [[Greece]])}} | death_place = [[Veria]], [[Kingdom of Greece]] | burial_place = [[Imathia]], [[Greece]] | nickname = Kapetan Perifanos<br>{{small|Καπετάν Περήφανος}} | allegiance = [[File:State Flag of Greece (1863-1924 and 1935-1973).svg|25px]] [[Kingdom of Greece]]<br>[[File:Flag of the Autonomous Republic of Northern Epirus.svg|24px]] [[Autonomous Republic of Northern Epirus|Aut. Rep. Northern Epirus]] | branch = {{army|Greece}} | service_years = 1907–1914 | battles = {{tree list}} *[[Macedonian Struggle]] *[[Balkan Wars]] **[[First Balkan War]] ***[[Thessaloniki#History#20th century and since|Liberation of Thessaloniki]] **[[Second Balkan War]] ***[[Battle of Kilkis-Lachanas]] *[[Autonomous Republic of Northern Epirus|North Epirote Struggle]] {{tree list/end}} }} '''Stergios Daoutis''' ({{langx|el|Στέργιος Νταούτης}}) also known as '''Kapetan Perifanos''' ({{lang|el|Καπετάν Περήφανος}}) was a significant [[Greeks|Greek]] military leader of the [[Macedonian Struggle]] and of the [[Balkan Wars]].
== Biography == Daoutis was born in the late 19th century in Ano Seli of [[Imathia]], [[Macedonia (Greece)|Macedonia]]. In 1907, he set up his own armed group and acted in the area of the [[Giannitsa Lake]] against the [[Bulgarians|Bulgarian]] [[komitadji]]s. There, he first cooperated with Ch. Pradounas, then with G. Fragakos and the chieftain [[Gonos Yotas|Georgios Gonos Yiotas]] in common operations against Bulgarian armed groups and [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] army detachments.<ref name="University Studio Press 2008">[[John S. Koliopoulos]] (editor), Αφανείς, γηγενείς Μακεδονομάχοι, Society for Macedonian Studies, University Studio Press, Thessaloniki, 2008, σελ. 40</ref><ref name="ReferenceA">Επετηρίς Αγωνιστών Μακεδονικού Αγώνος 1903-1909, Nr. 2754</ref>[[File:Σώμα Στέργιου Νταούτη.png|thumb|The band of Stergios Daoutis during the [[Macedonian Struggle]].|left]]
During the [[First Balkan War]] he participated as a volunteer with his men, working with officers [[Konstantinos Mazarakis-Ainian]], V. Stavropoulos and P. Papatzaneteas, in numerous operations and battles for the [[Greek Army|Hellenic Army]]. The most important battles in which Stergios Daoutis took part in were the Battle of Petra, the Battle of the Milia karavanserai, the Battle of Lianovergi, the Battle of [[Loudias River|Loudias]] and the liberation of [[Thessaloniki]].<ref name="University Studio Press 2008" /><ref name="ReferenceA" />
In the [[Second Balkan War]] he collaborated with [[Michail Anagnostakos]] in operations in Vertiskos and [[Assiros]], as well as in the [[Battle of Kilkis–Lachanas]].<ref name="University Studio Press 2008" /><ref name="ReferenceA" />
Later he fought for the [[Autonomous Republic of Northern Epirus|Independence of Northern Epirus (1914)]] as a chieftain, cooperating with the armed group of [[Georgios Tsontos]].<ref name="University Studio Press 2008" /><ref name="ReferenceA" />
== Personal life and death == Daoutis married Marika Papatzikou, they settled in [[Euboea]] and had two children. Daoutis died on 21 April 1973 and was buried with full honours. Local politicians and military leadership attended his funeral. ==References== {{Reflist}}{{Macedonian Struggle}}
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