Fraternity-Testvériség, 1975 (53. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

1975-10-01 / 10-12. szám

LÁSZLÓ ESZENYI:

GROUP 5.

218—Alliance ............................................

to be 140-A

127—Drakes Congo .................................

” ” 140-B

342—Adena ...............................................

... ” ” 140-C

309—Martins Ferry .................................

... ” ” 140-D

(140—Canton)

MICHIGAN

GROUP 1.

182—Flint ...............................................

... to he 156-A

10 Clio ...................................................

... ” ” 156-B

74—Muskegon Heights .......................

... ” ” 156-C

(156—W y andotte)

CHICAGO

GROUP 1.

181—Grand Rapids, Mich.....................

... to be 17-A

246—Milwaukee, Wise.............................

” ” 17-B

(17—So. Bend)

GROUP 2.

83—Whiting, Ind. ................................

..... to he 176-A

(176—Gary, Ind.)

GROUP 3.

106—E. St. Louis ....................................

to be 100-A

159—Zeigler

” ” 100-B

164—Joliet .................................................

... ” ” 100-C

29S;—Aurora .............................................

... ” ” 100-D

346—Granite City ...................................

... ” ” 100-E

393—Peoria .... ..........

... ” ” 100-F

138—St. Paul, Minn. ................................

... ” ” 100-G

362—Denver, Colo....................................

.... ” ” 100-H

(100—Chicago)

GROUP 4.

388—Lakeland, Fla..................................

... to be 371-A

Program Night 1975 at the First Hungarian Reformed Church, Los Angeles, California. Left to right: Tünde Garai, Rev. Julius Paal and Mrs. Margaret H. Saltzer.

FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH

The life and heroic death of Michael Kovats de Fabricy Colonel of the Cavalry and hero of the American War of Independence

KOVATS ACQUIRES AN INTERNATIONAL REPUTATION

The renewed armed conflict in 1756 between the Prussian and Austrian dynasts and their respective allies is called by some historians the “Hussar War” because both sides used well-trained fighting units of the light cavalry. These units exercised a decisive influence upon the outcome of several battles and even upon the fate of the war itself.

Frederick the Great planned to conquer Vienna by a hold cavalry stroke, thereby forcing Empress Maria Theresa into accepting his peace terms. He planned his “Blitzkrieg” with German thoroughness and determined in advance the location and amount of the food, fodder and horses to be needed on the road. His brilliant plans were defeated by the Hungarian Hussars of the Empress. They devastated the areas around the advance routes and harrassed the Prussian armies both while marching and in their temporary quarters by quick raids. The impenetrable Hussar cordon had paralyzed the intelligence and reconnaisance activities of Frederick the Great. He had written in his diary that his forces were so effectively isolated from the outside world as if they were living behind a curtain of fog. Finally, Frederick the Great had to abandon his original plan and order retreat.

The most outstanding cavalry stroke of the war was, however, the bold raid of Count Andrew Hadik with his relatively small unit. In the fall of 1757 Hadik was quartered at Radenberg with a group of 5,270 men, of which 1,000 were Hungarian Hussars, 1,100 Austrian Hussars, and the remainder Hungarian, Austrian and Croatian infantry and artillerymen. At the front, the contending allied forces pinned down one another and they were relatively far from Radenberg. Hadik’s patrols, travelling deep into enemy territory, informed him that the road was free to Berlin. With his units, Hadik advanced in forced marches to Berlin and ordered the weak, defensive forces of the city to surrender immediately. The nearest, larger Prussian unit was stationed at two hours march from the capital. Hadik, therefore, had two hours to break the defenses of the city. It was October 16, 1757, the birthday of the Empress Maria Theresa. The gallant Hungarian nobleman wanted to offer Berlin as a birthday present for her.

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