Richard Debaufre Guyon
| Richard de Beaufré comte de Guyon | |
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| Born | 1813 Walcot, Somerset, England |
| Died | 12 October 1856 Scutari, Constantinople, Ottoman Empire |
| Allegiance | Hungary |
| Rank | General |
| Battles |
Battle of Pákozd Battle of Schwechat Battle of Kapolna Battle of Hegyes Battle of Szőreg Battle of Temesvár |
| Other work | Governor of Damascus |
Richard de Beaufré comte de Guyon (1813 – 12 October 1856) was a British-born soldier, general in the Hungarian revolutionary army and Turkish pasha (Kurshid Pasha).
He was born at Walcot, near Bath, Somerset, and descended from a French noble family.
After receiving a military education in England, Guyon fought against Dom Miguel in the Liberal Wars in Portugal.
In 1832 Guyon entered the Austrian service joining the Hungarian Hussars; and on being attached as aide-de-camp to Baron Splényi, married the daughter of that general in 1838.
From that time till the outbreak of the revolution, Guyon led the life of a country gentleman on his estates near Komárom.
At the outbreak of the Hungarian Revolution, Guyon was among the first to offer his services to the national government as an officer of the Royal Hungarian Army, and played a prominent part in the struggle for independence during the Hungarian Revolution of 1848.
During the retreat of Artúr Görgey's army, Guyon carried the mountain-pass of Branyiszko, and by that daring feat of his re-established the communication with the government at Debrecen, as also with the several other Hungarian army corps.
He won great distinction in the Battle of Pákozd (29 September 1848) and the Battle of Schwechat (30 October) and after the Battle of Kapolna (26 and 27 February 1849) was made a general.
When, in April 1849, the garrison of the besieged Fortress of Komárom was to be apprised of the victorious approach of the national army, Guyon, with a detachment of hussars, cut his way through the enemy's lines, and announced the approaching relief.
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