Julius Jacob von Haynau
Julius Jacob von Haynau | |
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General von Haynau | |
| Nickname(s) | Austrian Butcher Hyena of Brescia Hangman of Arad |
| Born | 14 October 1786 Kassel, Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel, Holy Roman Empire |
| Died | 14 March 1853 (aged 66) Vienna, Austrian Empire |
| 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 |
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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".