György Klapka
György Klapka | |
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| Minister of War of the Hungarian State | |
| In office 7 May 1849 – 21 May 1849 | |
| Prime Minister | Bertalan Szemere |
| Preceded by | Lázár Mészáros |
| Succeeded by | Artúr Görgei |
| Chief of Staff of the Hungarian Revolutionary Army | |
| In office 28 March 1849 – 30 April 1849 | |
| Prime Minister | Lajos Kossuth |
| Preceded by | Antal Vetter |
| Succeeded by | Maximilian Eugen von Stein |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 April 1820 Temesvár, Kingdom of Hungary, Austrian Empire (today Timișoara, Romania) |
| Died | 17 May 1892 (aged 72) Budapest, Austria-Hungary |
| Political party | Deák Party |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Hungarian Revolutionary Army |
| Years of service | 1838–1849 |
| Rank | Major general |
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| Awards | 2d Class Hungarian Military Decoration |
György (Móric) Klapka (German: Georg Klapka; 7 April 1820 – 17 May 1892) was a Hungarian general. He was one of the most important Hungarian generals of the Hungarian War of Independence of 1848–1849, politician, member of the Hungarian Parliament, and deputy War Minister.