Bedřich Bloudek was a Czech military leader, who participated in the
Slovak Uprising in 1848.
Curriculum vitae
Bedřich Bloudek was born on 24 March 1815 in
Křižanov and started a career in the Austrian Army. He saw action during the
Slovak Uprising in 1848, when František Zach and he led a force of 600 volunteers, most of them students, on 16 September from Moravia to Western Slovakia.
They reached
Myjava
Myjava (; historically also Miava, german: Miawa, hu, Miava) is a town in Trenčín Region, Slovakia.
Geography
It is located in the Myjava Hills at the foothills of the White Carpathians and nearby the Little Carpathians. The river Myjava flow ...
, where the political independence of
Slovakia
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from Hungary was declared on 18 September. Then they came to
Senica
Senica (; german: Senitz; hu, Szenice) is a town in Trnava Region, western Slovakia. It is located in the north-eastern part of the Záhorie lowland, close to the Little Carpathians.
Etymology
The name is derived from the word ''seno'' ("hay") ...
and
Stará Turá
Stará Turá (german: Alt-Turn, hu, Ótura) is a town in the Trenčín Region in western Slovakia.
Geography
It is located in the Myjava Hills close to the Little Carpathians as well as the White Carpathians. It is situated from Nové Mesto nad ...
. But finally they were forced to withdraw their troops after ten days of engagement only. Bloudek was also member of the Slovak National Council.
Bedřich Bloudek left the Austrian Army as lieutenant colonel and died on 11 August 1875 in the spa resort Toplice Topusko near
Glina, Croatia
Glina is a town in central Croatia, located southwest of Petrinja and Sisak in the Sisak-Moslavina County. It lies on the eponymous river of Glina.
History Early history
Glina was first mentioned as a city in June 1284. Later in September 1737 ...
.
Literature
* Article: ''Bloudek'', in: Ottův Slovnik Naučný – Illustrovaná encyklopaedie obecných vědomosti, volume 4, Prague 1891, p. 186.
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curriculum vitae
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Czech military personnel
1875 deaths
Year of birth unknown
People of the Slovak Uprising of 1848–49