Michael Kovats de Fabriczy | |
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| Birth name | Kováts Mihály |
| Born | 1724 Karcag, Habsburg monarchy |
| Died | May 11, 1779 Charleston, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Buried | Charleston, South Carolina (Field of Battle) |
| Allegiance |  Kingdom of Hungary Kingdom of Prussia United States of America |
| Service/ |  Hungarian cavalry Prussian Army Continental Army |
| Rank | Colonel Commandant |
| Unit | Pulaski's Legion |
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Michael Kovats de Fabriczy (often simply Michael Kovats; Hungarian: Kováts Mihály; 1724[2] – May 11, 1779) was a Hungarian nobleman and cavalry officer[3] who served in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, in which he was killed in action. General Casimir Pulaski and Kovats are together known as the "Founding Fathers of the US Cavalry."
- ^ "Colonel Commandant Michael Kovats de Fabricy of the Pulaski Legion: A Founding Father of the United States Cavalry (B. 1724, Karcag, Hungary - d. 1779, Charleston, SC)".
- ^ Daily, Edward L.; United States Cavalry Association (1996). We Remember: U.S. Cavalry Association. Turner Publishing Company. p. 11. ISBN 978-1-56311-318-5.
- ^ Mappen, Marc; Maxine N. Lurie (2004). "Hungarians". Encyclopedia of New Jersey. Rutgers University Press. p. 395. ISBN 978-0-8135-3325-4. Retrieved 2008-01-10.