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Initially, he took command of the Hydra fleet and then the command of the Greek fleet. Under his command, the Greek fleet participated victoriously in the naval battles of Patras, Spetses, Samos, Gerontas, Methoni and Cape Baba, while its contribution to the supply of the city of Messolonghi during the siege is considered particularly important. In 1827, on the occasion of his imminent replacement by the British Admiral Cochran, he submitted his resignation from the command of the fleet.

In July 1831, at the head of a small military corps, he landed in Poros, occupying part of the small Greek fleet and blowing up the frigate “Hellas” and the corvette “Hydra”.

After the assassination of Kapodistrias, he was chosen by the Bavarian court as one of the three Greeks who would hand over the crown and the relevant resolution to the then young Otto along with Dimitrios Plapoutas and Konstantinos Botsaris.

He died in Piraeus and was buried in today’s Akti Miaouli. He was the ancestor of the Miaoulides family, many of whose members were Navy officers and politicians, most importantly his son, Athanasios Miaoulis, who served as Prime Minister of the Greek state.