András Gáspár (23 November 1804 – 5 August 1884) was a Hungarian general who fought in the Hungarian War of Independence of 1848–1849. He was born in a poor bourgeois family. His father was a bootmaker. He finished grammar school in his hometown. From 1821 he is ranker, in 1847 is chief captain in the IXth Hussar regiment. From September 1848 he participated in the fights against

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. From 8 (16) October he was major, division commander in the regiments which joined the Hungarian side. From 26 November 1848 he was the commander of the IX. Hussar Regiment. From 5 January 1849 he was brigadier, from 18 February commander of a division in the Army of the Northern Danube led by

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in the Battle of Isaszeg, was considered to be a big mistake, because it could have led the destruction of the united Habsburg forces in Hungary thus immediately ending the war. Two weeks later he took an important role in the victory in the Battle of Nagysalló. On 24 April 1849, citing his illness, he requested his release, and did not participate in further battles. The reason for his resignation, in addition to his opposition to the declaration of independence, may have been that after the Battle of Isaszeg, the confidence of the military leadership in his commanding abilities was shaken. After Hungary's

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in front of the Russian troops, and the end of the Hungarian War of Independence, he was sentenced to 10 years in prison by the Austrian authorities, but in 1850 he was pardoned. He became postmaster in Bihar. Between 1868–1875 he was a parliamentarian in the

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, then he was elected as president of the Central Honvéd Association..

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gaspar, Andras 1804 births 1884 deaths People from Kecskemét People from the Kingdom of Hungary Members of the House of Representatives of Hungary (1869–1872) Members of the House of Representatives of Hungary (1872–1875) Austrian Empire military personnel People of the Revolutions of 1848 Recipients of Austro-Hungarian royal pardons