KLAPKA, GY6RGY (GEoncE) (1820 92). A general of the Hungarian Revolution of ISMS. He was born at Temesvar, being the son of the burgomaster of that town. He entered the Austrian Army in 1S3S. and rose to he lieutenant. In 1S4S he left the service. but upon the outbreak of the Revolution joined the cause of the Hun garians, and was sent into Transylvania. and then against the Serbs. After the defeat of "M6szfiros at Kasehan (.January 4, I849) Klap ka was appointed to succeed him. The plan of the Hungarian campaign in the beginning of 1S49, which was carried out with such great success, was largely his work. He distinguished Himself in several battles in the winter and early spring of 1S49, and after acting as Minister of War for a short time took the field again rn May, and attained a splendid reputation by his defense of Komorn. The series of battles which he fought from July 30th to August 5th was perhaps the most brilliant episode of the whole war. After the surrender of Giirgey at Vilagos
(August 13, 1849) Klapka held out until Sep tember 27th, when he capitulated to General Haynau. He proceeded to England, and after wards to Geneva. ln 1S59 he was requested by the Sardinian Government to organize an Hun garian legion, to be used against Austria, but the armistice of Villafranca destroyed his hopes of active service. After the war of 1366, in which he held a command under Prussia, lie returned to Hungary and was elected to the Diet. In 1873-74 he undertook the reorganization of the Turkish Army. Late in life lie started various industrial enterprises with little success. Ile died at Buda pest, May 17. 1892. His Memoirs were published at Leipzig in 1s50. Ile also wrote: The War of Independence in II ungary and Transylvania (1851) ; The Tier in the East (1855); Rem/ice /ions ( ISS7).