Born 1793 in Pozsony; professional soldier, lieutenant colonel in the Austrian army. He became a honvéd colonel on October 24, 1848, and was named General at Kápolna. A strict disciplinarian : when Kossuth sent him requests, he answered:" please work through Görgey." He suffered from gout, thus relieved of field duty. Appointed Minister of Defense, on July 14 1849.