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>>/35166/ Or rather bit more than I can chew... but... Today I want to introduce you Görgey (or Görgei) Artúr, a hero of the War of Independence, who could have been the Hungarian Napoleon, but his tragedy was that his many qualities didn't cover the field of politics, so he was cast aside and labeled as a traitor, especially after he had to play the ungrateful role of the capitulating leader. He lived a long life (1818-1916) most of it in obscurity. He grew up in an impoverished noble family with his nine siblings. In his early teen years he enrolled into the Kaiser's army, studied at the sapper school at Tulln, served as infantryman then hussar (in the Kaiser's Leibgarde too). But being an officer in peacetime wasn't much of a career, he left to pursue his interests instead, learnt chemistry (his publications were widely acknowledged). After his fifteen minutes of fame during the War, he spent some time in prison, and then while he did a few valuable works (like helping the new Defense Force to form in 1868), his name faded into the background. His knowledge in military sciences was fairly deep, and was complemented with his innate talent for them. He had the mathematical and technical knowledge of military engineering, got to know the inner working of a general staff, understood organization and training, had insights into the problems of logistics. During the war he put them in good use, and as importantly his performance on the battlefield was swell, he parried operational challenges, and made strategically sound decisions. His personal bravery and sense of duty didn't lack either. I don't like to use superlatives, but he really was a damned good officer.