Born 1807, in Pest; his father a General in the "Nemesi Testõrség" (Guards of the Nobility) and participated in battles with Serbian insurgents. In late 1848, he became Lieutenant Colonel, later a General. He was a Division Commander in the middle Tisza region and participated with Damjanich in the battles at Szolnok. He later disagreed with Damjanich and was charged with taking Arad and Temesvár. Succeeded at Arad, not at Temesvár. When it was suggested that his lower Danube division should surrender, he wrote : " I'll hang up my Austrian sword, I am Hungarian, will stay with my country". Kossuth honored his deeds in a letter dated January 23, 1849.