He fought in the Cretan uprisings of 1896–1897, and participated in the Macedonian Struggle, leading an armed band in 1904–1907 under the nom de guerre Kapetan Vergos (Καπετάν Βέργος).

[3] A royalist during the National Schism, he followed King Constantine I into exile in Switzerland in 1917, and died there on 4 April 1918.

From this marriage he also had one daughter, Roxanne (born 28 February 1898), who became wife of an athlete and later industrialist Christos Zalokostas (1894–1975).

His second wife Sophie was direct patrilineal descendant of Iakovos Tombazis (1782–1829), who was first Admiral of the Hellenic Navy during the Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire.

With her he had one daughter Rallou (1915–1988), a choreographer, modern dancer and dance teacher, who was married to a prominent Greek architect Pavlos Mylonas.