The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-05-18
Kossuth,s war Minister Dead.

LONDON, May 7.-General Gyorgy Klap-
ka, minister of war under Louis Kossuth,
is dead.
(Gyorgy Klapka was born at Temesevar,
Hungary, on April Z, 1920 He was educated in
the school OF artillery at Vienna, entered the
military service in 1888 as a member of the i'm
perial life guards, and In 1S47 was appointed an
officer in frontier regiment In 1S4S he joined
In an effort for Hungarian Independence, and
SO distinguished himself as chief OF staff under
General KiB that after the defeat of Kaschau on
January 4, lS49, he replaced Messaros at the
head OF the Army OF the Moth. He gained deci-
sive advantages over the Austrians under
Schlick at the engagements of Tarczal on Jauu-
airy p, ls49, Kersz-tur- on-the- Bodgroy on Janu-
airy %. and Tokaj on January 81. He commanded
the right wing of the army at Kapolna on
February 26 and 81, when the patriots
suffered defeat. He had displayed
remarkable prudence and generalship,
and with raw troops had maintained
the line OF the Thesis against the Aus
TRANS. Klapka was promoted to be general,
and under Gorgei, who was afterwards charged
with having betrayed the Hungariaps to the
Austrians, he participated in the principal FIVE
battles of the April campaign OF lSa9 which
ended in the defeat of the Austrians. Under
Louis kossuth, then governor of Hungary,
klapka was minister of war, entering COM
pletely into the views of the government of the
revolution. His most memorable exploit as a
soldier was his sortie from the fortress of Ko-
morn, on August 8, lS49, when he compelled
Nlndischgraetz to retreat and laid open to the
Hungarians the road to Vienna Bat Gorgeis
failure lost the opportunity to the Hungarians
In the meanwhile klapka, as minister of war
had vainly endeavored to reconcile Kossuth
and Gorgei, AMI when the latter failed ID fol-
low up the opportunity gained BY the Komorn
sortie kapka resigned the ministry of war. He
retired to komorn after the unfortunate capitu.
lation OF Villages on August Is, and menaced
Austria aud Styria, until he heard of the alleged
detection of Gorgei. In September, 1919, a con-
vention was signed between the defenders of
the place and General Haynau, and Klapka
surrendered on October and went into exile.
first in London aud afterward in Switzerland
aud Italy. He was naturalizsd in Switzerland
III 1855. His hostility to Austria was unremit-
ting. aud in 1859 and 1866 he raised Hungarian
legions to fight against her. In the unfortunate
arrangements set on foot by Garibaldi for the
attempt on Rome in 1852, when the latter sought
to excite the Hungarians to take the field. jul
dicious counter proclamation from Klapka
pointing out the uselessness and folly OF such
a course, kept them quietly in their homes.
When Austria Hungary was reconstructed in
1867 he was permitted TO return to his native
land. He was elected deputy and assisted IN
the reorganization of the army. In 1875 ne was
engaged in the reorganization of the Turkish
army, and in the war of ls77-7S his advice was
freely offered TO the Turkish generals. He has
since then been engaged in the construction of
railroads in Turkey. His publications were:
memoirs OF the War of Independence in
Hungary" in 1850; "The National War in HIM.
gary and Transyivaaia," in 1851, and sThe War
in the East, in 1885. In January. 1874 Klapka
accompanied Duke William of Wurtemberg on
a Journey TO Egypt.l