Franz Schlik
| Franz Joseph von Schlik of Bassano and Weisskirchen | |
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Lithograph by Josef Kriehuber, 1849
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| Born |
23 May 1789 Prague |
| Died | 17 March 1862 (aged 72) Vienna |
| Allegiance |
 Austrian Empire
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| Service/branch | Army (Cavalry) |
| Rank | General |
| Battles |
Battle of Budamér (1848) Battle of Kassa (1848) Battle of Szikszó (1848) Battle of Tarcal (1849) Battle of Bodrogkeresztúr (1849) Battle of Tokaj (1849) Battle of Kápolna (1849) Spring Campaign of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 Battle of Isaszeg (1849) Second Battle of Komárom (1849) Third Battle of Komárom (1849) Summer Campaign of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 Battle of Győr (1849) Battle of Szőreg (1849) Battle of Solferino (1859) |
| Awards |
 Austrian Order of the Iron Crown (1849) Military Order of Maria Theresa (1849) |
Franz Joseph von Schlik of Bassano and Weisskirchen (Prague, 23 May 1789 – Vienna, 17 March 1862) was an Count and general in the Austrian Empire. He was one of the most successful Austrian generals during the Hungarian Revolution of 1848.
In 1808, he enrolled in the imperial army and fought in the Napoleonic Wars. He lost sight in his right eye in the Battle of Leipzig on 19 October 1813. In 1848, as a Lieutenant general, he became regent of Kraków in Poland.
In late 1848, Schlik led a legion of 8,000 men through the Dukla Pass into the Kingdom of Hungary before Alfred I, Prince of Windisch-Grätz started to attack Hungary in the Winter Campaign of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848. On 11 December Schlik defeated Sándor Pulszky in the Battle of Budamér and occupied Eperjes (now Prešov, Slovakia) and Kassa (now Košice, Slovakia).
His victories were a warning to the Hungarian Military Commission who recruited approximately 10,000 men around Miskolc under Lázár Mészáros's command, but Schlik defeated him on 28 December 1848 in the Battle of Szikszó and on 4 January 1849 in Kassa.
Schlik waited two weeks before resuming the attack. By this time, György Klapka had reorganized the Upper Tisza legion and because of this, the Hungarians won the Battle of Tarcal on January 22 and the Battle of Bodrogkeresztúr the next day. On January 31st in the Battle of Tokaj Schlik and Windish-Grätz attacked Klapka's positions, losing again.
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