The son of a Greek merchant in Diószeg in the Hungarian war of Independence Pál Kiss, honvéd-generál 1809-1867

Abstract

Owing to bourgeois development and the demand on breaking down
feudal conditions a bourgeois revolution took place in Hungary in 1848. The
revolution turned into a national war of independence, which after one and
half year of bloody battles was defeated only by the united armies of the
Austria and Russia. The Hungarians’ struggle for independence was followed 

with the sympathy of European nations and many people supported the
Hungarians with personal participation.
The Greeks living in Hungary felt the aims of the war of independence
their own; as most of the families had lived in their new country for three
generations. Many of them fought as members of the national guard, while
some were promoted to high military ranks. Pál Kiss, the son of a mercant in
Diószeg, was advanced to generalship in May, 1849.