Miklós Perczel

Miklós Perczel
An engraving by Károly Rusz in the [Vasárnapi Újság] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) ("Sunday News") of 13 October 1867
Born	(1812-12-15)December 15, 1812 Bonyhád, Tolna county
Died	March 4, 1904(1904-03-04) (aged 91) Baja
Allegiance	Revolutionary Hungarian Army Union Army
Rank	Colonel
Battles	Battle of Pákozd (1848) Battle of Mór (1848) Battle of Temesvár (1849)
Other work	Politician

The native form of this personal name is bonyhádi lovag Perczel Miklós. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Sir Miklós Perczel de Bonyhád (15 December 1812 in Bonyhád, Tolna county – 4 March 1904 in Baja), was a Hungarian landholder, general, and one of the leaders of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848. After the emigration he participated in the American Civil War as a colonel of the Union Army. He had signification role in the liberation of Missouri. His older brother was Mór Perczel.

Notes and references

• Hermann Róbert: Az 1848–1849-es szabadságharc nagy csatái, Zrínyi Kiadó – 2004, ISBN 963-327-367-6
• Magyarország hadtörténete két kötetben (főszerkesztő: Liptai Ervin), Zrínyi Katonai Kiadó – 1985, ISBN 963-326-337-9
• Révai nagy lexikona

External links

• Perczel Miklós: Naplóm az emigrációból
• Perczel Miklós utca részlet Pécsett
• The Life and Times of Nicholas Perczel

See also: Perczel