In 1827 he participated in the Third National Assembly at Troezen and during 1827-1829 he took part, under the command of General Richard Church, in the purges of Athens from the Ottomans. After the liberation, in 1833, he was appointed to the newly established Royal Gendarmerie and on 14 September 1841, he became its commander, becoming the first Greek who occupied this position. On 6 September 1843, he was replaced by Spyromilios. He retired having the rank of Colonel of Gendarmerie and died in Athens in 1868.