Miklós Perczel

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Miklós Perczel

An engraving by Károly Rusz in the Vasárnapi Újság ("Sunday News") of 13 October 1867
Born (1812-12-15)December 15, 1812
Bonyhád, Tolna county
Died March 4, 1904(1904-03-04) (aged 91)
Baja
Allegiance Revolutionary Hungarian Army
Union Army
Rank Colonel
Battles Battle of Pákozd (1848)
Battle of Mór (1848)
Battle of Temesvár (1849)
Other work Politician

Sir Miklós Perczel de Bonyhád (15 December 1812 in Bonyhád, Tolna county 4 March 1904 in Baja), was a Hungarian landholder, general, and one of the leaders of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848. After the emigration he participated in the American Civil War as a colonel of the Union Army. He had signification role in the liberation of Missouri. His older brother was Mór Perczel.

Notes and references

  • Hermann Róbert: Az 1848–1849-es szabadságharc nagy csatái, Zrínyi Kiadó – 2004, ISBN 963-327-367-6
  • Magyarország hadtörténete két kötetben (főszerkesztő: Liptai Ervin), Zrínyi Katonai Kiadó – 1985, ISBN 963-326-337-9
  • Révai nagy lexikona

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