Richard Debaufre Guyon

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Richard Debaufre Guyon (1813 - October 12, 1856), British soldier, general in the Hungarian revolutionary army and Turkish pasha, was born at Walcot, near Bath.

After receiving a military education in England and in Austria he entered the Hungarian hussars in 1832, in which he served until after his marriage with a daughter of Baron Spleny, a general officer in the imperial service.

At the outbreak of the Hungarian War in 1848, he re-entered active service as an officer of the Hungarian Honvéds, and he won great distinction in the action of Sukoro (September 29, 1848) and the battle of Schwechat (October 30). He added to his reputation as a leader in various actions in the winter of 1848-1849, and after the battle of Kapolna was made a general officer.

He served in important and sometimes independent commands to the end of the war, after which he escaped to Turkey. In 1852 he entered the service of the sultan. He was made a pasha and lieutenant-general without being required to change his faith, and rendered distinguished service in the campaign against the Russians in Asia Minor (1854-55). General Guyon died of cholera at Scutari in 1856.

See AW Kinglake, The Patriot and the Hero General Guyon (1856).

This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.