Ádám Balogh de Bér (c. 1665 in Bérbaltavár,

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– 1711 in

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) was one of the most famous

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colonels of the Hungarian army during Rákóczi's War for Independence against the rule of the Austrian

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dynasty.

Life

Balogh was born to a

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noble family. His father was István Balogh, who died in 1678, and his mother was Rebeka Káldy, a catholic noble lady. Balogh married Julianna Festetics, and they had seven children. He began service at a young age as the infantry's ''voivode'' in Csobánc castle and took part in campaigns of the Turkish wars. In 1705 he saw action with the kuruc troops who almost captured the Austrian king near

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. Francis II Rákóczi promoted him to colonel in 1708. He was executed in 1711 by Habsburgs in

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. Rákóczi tried to save him but was unsuccessful.

Legacy

Balogh is famous in Hungarian literature and film. His character appears in the TV series ''Captain of Tenkes'' (''A Tenkes kapitánya'', 1964). In the series, taking place in 1704, he is depicted as a colonel, although historically he was only a captain then. {{DEFAULTSORT:Balogh, Adam 1660s births 1711 deaths Hungarian nobility Hungarian soldiers 17th-century Hungarian people