Lázár Mészáros
Lázár Mészáros de Pacsér | |
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Portrait by an unknown painter, 1838 | |
| Minister of War of the Hungarian State | |
| In office 28 April 1849 – 6 May 1849 | |
| Prime Minister | Bertalan Szemere |
| Preceded by | János Damjanich |
| Succeeded by | György Klapka |
| In office 14 April 1849 – 28 April 1849 | |
| Prime Minister | Bertalan Szemere |
| Preceded by | himself |
| Succeeded by | János Damjanich |
| Minister of War of the Kingdom of Hungary | |
| In office 23 May 1848 – 14 April 1849 | |
| Prime Minister | Lajos Batthyány Lajos Kossuth |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | himself |
| Supreme Commander of the Hungarian Revolutionary Army | |
| In office 1 July 1849 – 26 July 1849 | |
| Governor | Lajos Kossuth |
| Preceded by | Artúr Görgei |
| Succeeded by | Henryk Dembiński |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 February 1796 Baja, Kingdom of Hungary |
| Died | 16 November 1858 (aged 62) Eywood, England |
| Resting place | Saint Roch Cemetery Chapel, Baja |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Hungarian Revolutionary Army |
| Branch/service | Hussar |
| Years of service | 1813–1849 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Battles/wars | |
General Lázár Mészáros (English: Lazarus Mészáros) (20 February 1796 in Baja – 16 November 1858 in Eywood), was the Minister of War during the 1848 Hungarian Revolution.