Post by syzygy on Feb 26, 2018 10:03:37 GMT
When group of men and all their waist soldiers with different roots decide to serve one rule: the rule of freedom. Freedom for a land and its people that have already gave their lives for the freedom of others, but who never got a reward for their sacricife.
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"The Thirteen Martyrs of Arad (Hungarian: Aradi vértanúk) were the thirteen Hungarian rebel generals who were executed by the Austrian Empire on 6 October 1849 in the city of Arad, then part of the Kingdom of Hungary (now in Romania),
after the Hungarian Revolution (1848–1849). The execution was ordered by the Austrian general Julius Jacob von Haynau.
In a historic speech on 3 March 1848, shortly after news of the revolution in Paris had arrived, Lajos Kossuth demanded parliamentary government for Hungary and constitutional government for the rest of Austria. The Revolution started on 15 March 1848, and after military setbacks in the winter and a successful campaign in the spring, Kossuth declared independence on 19 April 1849. By May 1849, the Hungarians controlled all of the country except Buda, which they won after a three-week bloody siege. The hopes of ultimate success, however, were frustrated by the intervention of Russia.
After all appeals to other European states failed, Kossuth abdicated on 11 August 1849, in favor of Artúr Görgey, who he thought was the only general capable of saving the nation. On 13 August 1849, Görgey signed a surrender at Világos (now Şiria, Romania) to the Russians, who handed the army over to the Austrians. At the insistence of the Russians, Görgey was spared. The Austrians took reprisals on other officers of the Hungarian army.
The thirteen Hungarian generals were executed by hanging at Arad on October 6, 1849, with the exception of Arisztid Dessewffy and two others, because of their friendship to the Prince of Luxembourg. Hanging was deemed a humiliation /so they were shot. -editors note/. On the same day, Count Lajos Batthyány (1806–1849), the first Hungarian prime minister, was executed in Pest at an Austrian military garrison. (His last words were: "Long live my country! Come on, huntsmen!")
Kossuth fled to the Ottoman Empire; he maintained that Görgey alone was responsible for the failure of the rebellion, calling him "Hungary's Judas". Others, looking at the impossible situation Görgey was given, have been more sympathetic. They have said that, given the circumstances, he was left with no option other than surrender.
Hungarians have come to regard the thirteen rebel generals as martyrs for defending the cause of freedom and independence for their people. Not all the generals were ethnic Hungarians, but they fought for the cause of an independent and — for its age — liberal Hungary. ... The anniversary of their execution is remembered on October 6 as a day of mourning for Hungary." / ... / more from source: en.wikipedia
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The generals /their ancestry/ and some of their suspected or known last sayings:
Lajos Aulich (1793 – 1849) /german/ "sorry, I need this last one for my morning ride." -the night before when realised had only one cigars left and cannot offer the penitentiary.
János Damjanich (1804 – 1849) /serbian/ "I believed I would be the last, because I was always the first in battle. My poor Emily! Long live Hungary!"
Arisztid Dessewffy (1802 – 1849) /hungarian/ "Yesterday heroes were needed, today martyrs. That is the command to serve my mothercountry."
Ernő Kiss (1799 – 1849) /armenian/
Károly Knezić (1808 – 1849) /croatian/ "How strange that both Haynau and I are Christians. Only the Devil could mix the cards this way."
György Lahner (1795 – 1849) /german/ "How similar the Crucifix and the pole of gallows, but how small is my sacriface besides sacriface of God!" (sentenced to death by hanging, carried out on his birthday)
Vilmos Lázár (1815 – 1849) /armenian/
Károly Leiningen-Westerburg (1819 – 1849) /german/ "The World shall wake up seeing the work done by our slayers."
József Nagysándor (1804 – 1849) /hungarian/ "I humbly fall onto my knees to thank God made me a hero, a true man, a good soldier."
Ernő Poeltenberg (1814 – 1849) /austrian/ "A beautiful deputation is heading to God to represent the case of the Hungarians!"
József Schweidel (1796 – 1849) /german/
Ignác Török (1795 – 1849) /hungarian/ "Conscience sets me free."
Károly Vécsey (1807 – 1849) /hungarian/ A witness at Arad recalled: "Vecsey was the last one. As could not say goodbye to any living comrades, he placed a kiss on hand of the dead Damjanich. He said nothing, he just silently watched all of his comrades die first. At the moment when Vécsey was about to hang, there was a great noise from the crowd. Vecsey’s straightened up and he stared with great interest at the crowd, as if expecting a miracle would arise...But then he too was dead.”
Also let here stay the names of the three further (sentenced) victims of this shameful and coward revenge, who were killed on other days:
Norbert Ormay (1813 - 1849) /german/
Lajos Kazinczy (1820 - 1849) /hungarian, - son of Ferenc Kazinczy, in Hungary known as "the 15th martyr of Arad", the youngest victim - he was only 29/
János Lenkey (1807 - 1850) /hungarian/ - gone mad and died in the dungeon of Arad-fort.
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Might the future generations shall not forget their sacrifice!
God bless their souls!
The 13 Martyrs of Arad.kmz (1.28 KB)
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"The Thirteen Martyrs of Arad (Hungarian: Aradi vértanúk) were the thirteen Hungarian rebel generals who were executed by the Austrian Empire on 6 October 1849 in the city of Arad, then part of the Kingdom of Hungary (now in Romania),
after the Hungarian Revolution (1848–1849). The execution was ordered by the Austrian general Julius Jacob von Haynau.
In a historic speech on 3 March 1848, shortly after news of the revolution in Paris had arrived, Lajos Kossuth demanded parliamentary government for Hungary and constitutional government for the rest of Austria. The Revolution started on 15 March 1848, and after military setbacks in the winter and a successful campaign in the spring, Kossuth declared independence on 19 April 1849. By May 1849, the Hungarians controlled all of the country except Buda, which they won after a three-week bloody siege. The hopes of ultimate success, however, were frustrated by the intervention of Russia.
After all appeals to other European states failed, Kossuth abdicated on 11 August 1849, in favor of Artúr Görgey, who he thought was the only general capable of saving the nation. On 13 August 1849, Görgey signed a surrender at Világos (now Şiria, Romania) to the Russians, who handed the army over to the Austrians. At the insistence of the Russians, Görgey was spared. The Austrians took reprisals on other officers of the Hungarian army.
The thirteen Hungarian generals were executed by hanging at Arad on October 6, 1849, with the exception of Arisztid Dessewffy and two others, because of their friendship to the Prince of Luxembourg. Hanging was deemed a humiliation /so they were shot. -editors note/. On the same day, Count Lajos Batthyány (1806–1849), the first Hungarian prime minister, was executed in Pest at an Austrian military garrison. (His last words were: "Long live my country! Come on, huntsmen!")
Kossuth fled to the Ottoman Empire; he maintained that Görgey alone was responsible for the failure of the rebellion, calling him "Hungary's Judas". Others, looking at the impossible situation Görgey was given, have been more sympathetic. They have said that, given the circumstances, he was left with no option other than surrender.
Hungarians have come to regard the thirteen rebel generals as martyrs for defending the cause of freedom and independence for their people. Not all the generals were ethnic Hungarians, but they fought for the cause of an independent and — for its age — liberal Hungary. ... The anniversary of their execution is remembered on October 6 as a day of mourning for Hungary." / ... / more from source: en.wikipedia
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The generals /their ancestry/ and some of their suspected or known last sayings:
Lajos Aulich (1793 – 1849) /german/ "sorry, I need this last one for my morning ride." -the night before when realised had only one cigars left and cannot offer the penitentiary.
János Damjanich (1804 – 1849) /serbian/ "I believed I would be the last, because I was always the first in battle. My poor Emily! Long live Hungary!"
Arisztid Dessewffy (1802 – 1849) /hungarian/ "Yesterday heroes were needed, today martyrs. That is the command to serve my mothercountry."
Ernő Kiss (1799 – 1849) /armenian/
Károly Knezić (1808 – 1849) /croatian/ "How strange that both Haynau and I are Christians. Only the Devil could mix the cards this way."
György Lahner (1795 – 1849) /german/ "How similar the Crucifix and the pole of gallows, but how small is my sacriface besides sacriface of God!" (sentenced to death by hanging, carried out on his birthday)
Vilmos Lázár (1815 – 1849) /armenian/
Károly Leiningen-Westerburg (1819 – 1849) /german/ "The World shall wake up seeing the work done by our slayers."
József Nagysándor (1804 – 1849) /hungarian/ "I humbly fall onto my knees to thank God made me a hero, a true man, a good soldier."
Ernő Poeltenberg (1814 – 1849) /austrian/ "A beautiful deputation is heading to God to represent the case of the Hungarians!"
József Schweidel (1796 – 1849) /german/
Ignác Török (1795 – 1849) /hungarian/ "Conscience sets me free."
Károly Vécsey (1807 – 1849) /hungarian/ A witness at Arad recalled: "Vecsey was the last one. As could not say goodbye to any living comrades, he placed a kiss on hand of the dead Damjanich. He said nothing, he just silently watched all of his comrades die first. At the moment when Vécsey was about to hang, there was a great noise from the crowd. Vecsey’s straightened up and he stared with great interest at the crowd, as if expecting a miracle would arise...But then he too was dead.”
Also let here stay the names of the three further (sentenced) victims of this shameful and coward revenge, who were killed on other days:
Norbert Ormay (1813 - 1849) /german/
Lajos Kazinczy (1820 - 1849) /hungarian, - son of Ferenc Kazinczy, in Hungary known as "the 15th martyr of Arad", the youngest victim - he was only 29/
János Lenkey (1807 - 1850) /hungarian/ - gone mad and died in the dungeon of Arad-fort.
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Might the future generations shall not forget their sacrifice!
God bless their souls!
The 13 Martyrs of Arad.kmz (1.28 KB)
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Related kmz download from this board:
Borders of Historical Hungary
