Ádám Balogh de Bér (c. 1665 in Bérbaltavár,

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– 1711 in Buda) 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 Habsburg 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

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. In 1705 he saw action with the kuruc troops who almost captured the Austrian king near

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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 movie ''Captain of Tenkes''. {{DEFAULTSORT:Balogh, Adam 1665 births 1711 deaths Hungarian nobility Hungarian soldiers 17th-century Hungarian people