Miklós Perczel Explained

Miklós Perczel
Birth Date:	15 December 1812
Birth Place:	Bonyhád, Kingdom of Hungary
Death Place:	Baja, Kingdom of Hungary
Other Name:	Nicholas Perczel
Allegiance:	Revolutionary Hungarian Army Union Army
Rank:	Colonel
Commands:	10th Iowa Infantry Regiment 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, Army of the Mississippi
Battles:	Hungarian Revolution of 1848 Battle of Pákozd Battle of Mór Battle of Temesvár
Battles Label:	Battles
Laterwork:	Politician

Sir Miklós Perczel de Bonyhád (15 December 1812 in Bonyhád, Hungary  - 4 March 1904 in Baja, Hungary), also known as Nicholas Perczel, was a Hungarian landholder, officer, and one of the leaders of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848. After his emigration to the United States of America he participated in the American Civil War as colonel of the 10th Iowa Infantry Regiment in the Union Army.^[1] He had a significant role in the liberation of Missouri. His older brother was Mór Perczel.

Further reading

• Hermann Róbert: Az 1848–1849-es szabadságharc nagy csatái, Zrínyi Kiadó – 2004,
• Magyarország hadtörténete két kötetben (főszerkesztő: Liptai Ervin), Zrínyi Katonai Kiadó – 1985,

External links

• Perczel Miklós: Naplóm az emigrációból
• Perczel Miklós utca részlet Pécsett

See also: Perczel.

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Life and Times of Nicholas Perczel . sk-szeged.hu . 2006.