Julius Jacob von Haynau | |
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Nickname(s) | Austrian Butcher Hyena of Brescia Hangman of Arad |
Born | Kassel, Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel, Holy Roman Empire | 14 October 1786
Died | 14 March 1853 Vienna, Austrian Empire | (aged 66)
Allegiance | Austrian Empire |
Service | Austrian Army during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, Imperial Austrian Army of 1806–1867 |
Years of service | 1801–1850 |
Rank | Field marshal lieutenant |
Battles / wars | |
Awards | Military Order of Maria Theresa Military Order of Max Joseph Royal Guelphic Order Order of St. George |
Spouse(s) |
Thérèse von Weber
(m. 1808; died 1850) |
Children | Clotilde von Haynau |
Relations |
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Julius Jakob Freiherr von Haynau (14 October 1786 – 14 March 1853) was an Austrian general who suppressed insurrectionary movements in Italy and Hungary in 1848 and later. While a hugely effective military leader, he also gained renown as an aggressive and ruthless commander. His soldiers called him the "Habsburg Tiger"; those opponents who suffered from his brutality called him the "Hyena of Brescia" and the "Hangman of Arad".