The Eighth Hungarian Tribe, 1982 (9. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

1982-09-01 / 9. szám

September, 1982

THE EIGHTH HUNGARIAN TRIBE

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THE EDITOR’S CORNER . . .

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DONATION ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO THE HUNGARIAN EIGHTH TRIBE FOUNDATION

For the establishment of a Hungarian Cultural Institute for the preservation of our Hungarian Heritage.

Total Donation listed till Juy 25, 1982 ................$4,428.00

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Jerémiás ...................................... 25.00

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:

Dear Mr. Chomos:

Enclosed is my check for $10.00 to renew my subscription to the Eighth Tribe magazine. I enjoy reading it very much, but would like to see more articles about Hungary as it is today, posibly the travelogue type of writing. Also, more about activities in the states of Magyar groups.

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COVER STORY . . .

In the April 1979 issue this magazine paid tribute to Colenel Michael Kovats de Fabriczy organizer and founder of the first Calvary unit of the United States Army, during the Revolutionary War. In 1788 he was commissioned by the Continental Congress as a colonel and later became the commandant of the cavalry. It was during the battle at Charleston, S. C. on May 11, 1979, that Colonel Kovats’ distinguished career ended. Through his leadership, initiative, and courage this vital port city of South Carolina was saved from British occupation — but at the cost of his life. His commitment to the universal cause of liberty, even at the supreme sacrifice of his life, was embodied in his motto: “Faithful unto Death”. Even his English opponent, Brigade Major Skelly, had to admit at the requiem at his grave that Kovats was responsible for “the best cavalry the Rebels ever had.”

In this issue we pay tribute to the more than four hundred Hungarian Hussars fought in the Continental Army under the command of Count János László Polereczky. But first we have to aquaint you with an other Hungarian name: Count László Bercsényi, the founder of the Hungarian hussar regiments in France, 4 of which were owned by Hungarians and named after the proprietor. They were:

First regiment — the Bercsényi huszars;

Fifth regiment — the Count Valentine Eszterházy hussars;

Eighth regiment — the Andreas Polereczky hussars.

Fourteenth regiment — the Duke de Lauzon hussars.

In the latter years of Count Bercsenyi’s life he was nominated as a Marshal of France, and as such, was a member of the Military Grand Council. In this post he had the authority to either support or reject projects. Hence, when 400 experienced, first class Hungarian hussars from the above four regiments volunteered to come to the Colonies to join the freedom fight, he was able to send them. These brave hussars formed the Duke de Lauzon Legion.

The commander of this Hungarian legion in the colonies was Count János László Polereczky, who was born in Hungary in 1748 and was a member of one of the oldest families in his country. Like Kovats, Polereczky voluntarily came to the Colonies to offer his services in the War of Independence. He came in the French expedition army with the Count of Roch-