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Josip Jelačić

generalAustrian Empire5 battles1 war

Lifespan

1801 – 1859

18101820183018401850Hungarian Revolution of 1848 · 1848-1849Battle of Pákozd — September 29, 1848 · Austrian Empire · Hungarian Revolution of 1848Battle of Schwechat — October 30, 1848 · Austrian Empire · Hungarian Revolution of 1848Battle of Hegyes — July 14, 1849 · Austrian Empire · Hungarian Revolution of 1848Battle of Isaszeg — April 6, 1849 · Austrian Empire · Hungarian Revolution of 1848Battle of Tápióbicske — April 4, 1849 · Austrian Empire · Hungarian Revolution of 1848

Active service 1848–1849 — 5 battles across 1 war; first command at age 47.

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Count Josip Jelačić von Bužim was a Croatian lieutenant field marshal in the Imperial Austrian Army and politician. He was the Ban of Croatia between 23 March 1848 and 19 April 1859. He was a member of the House of Jelačić and a noted army general, remembered for his military campaigns during the Revolutions of 1848 and for his abolition of serfdom in Croatia.

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Battles (5)

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