Áron Gábor

Statue in Breţcu, where Gábor was born.

The native form of this personal name is Gábor Áron. This article uses the Western name order.

Áron Gábor (27 November 1814, Breţcu - 2 July 1849, Chichiş) was a Székely Hungarian artillery officer and national hero of the 1848-49 Hungarian Revolution. He became one of the leaders of Székely-Hungarian forces in Transylvania during the 1848 revolution against the Austrian Empire. He achieved fame and notoriety by successfully producing cannon and gunpowder for the Hungarian forces in Transylvania, as well as, leading the resistance in Háromszék County (today corresponding roughly to Covasna County, Romania) against imperial troops. He was killed in action in July 1849 while fighting against the Tsarist invading forces.