János Damjanich

János Damjanich
Јован Дамјанић
Jovan Damjanić
Damjanich as depicted by Vince Grimm
Minister of War of the Hungarian State
In office
28 April 1849 – 29 April 1849
Prime MinisterBertalan Szemere
Preceded byLázár Mészáros
Succeeded byLázár Mészáros
Personal details
Born(1804-12-08)8 December 1804
Died6 October 1849(1849-10-06) (aged 44)
Cause of deathExecution by hanging
Military service
Allegiance Austrian Empire
 Hungarian Revolutionary Army
Years of service1820-1849
RankMajor general
Commands
Battles/wars
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János Damjanich (Serbian: Јован Дамјанић, romanizedJovan Damjanić; 8 December 1804 – 6 October 1849) was an Austrian military officer who became general of the Hungarian Revolutionary Army in 1848. He is considered a national hero in Hungary.