Bedřich Bloudek
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Bedřich Bloudek was a Czech military leader, who participated in the Slovak Uprising
in 1848.
and started a career in the Austrian Army. He saw action during the Slovak Uprising
in 1848, when František Zach and he led a force of 600 volunteers, most of them students, on 16th September from Moravia to Western Slovakia. They reached Myjava
, where the political independence of Slovakia
from Hungary was decleared on 18th September. Then they came to Senica
and Stará Turá
. But finally they were forced to withdraw their troops after ten days of engagement only. Bloudek was also member of the Slovak National Council.
Bedřich Bloudek left the Austrian Army as lieutenant colonel and died on 11th August 1875 in the spa resort Toplice Topusko near Glina, Croatia
.
Slovak Uprising
Slovak Uprising may refer to:* Slovak Uprising 1848-1849, Slovak Volunteer Campaigns against Magyar domination in Upper Hungary , within the 1848-49 revolutions in the Habsburg Monarchy....
in 1848.
Curriculum vitae
Bedřich Bloudek was born on 24th March 1815 in KřižanovKrižanov
Křižanov is a small town in Žďár nad Sázavou District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic.The town covers an area of , and has a population of 1,821 ....
and started a career in the Austrian Army. He saw action during the Slovak Uprising
Slovak Uprising
Slovak Uprising may refer to:* Slovak Uprising 1848-1849, Slovak Volunteer Campaigns against Magyar domination in Upper Hungary , within the 1848-49 revolutions in the Habsburg Monarchy....
in 1848, when František Zach and he led a force of 600 volunteers, most of them students, on 16th September from Moravia to Western Slovakia. They reached Myjava
Myjava
Myjava is a town in Trenčín Region, Slovakia.-Geography:It is located in the Myjava Hills at the foothills of the White Carpathians and not far from the Little Carpathians. The river Myjava flows through the town...
, where the political independence of Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
from Hungary was decleared on 18th September. Then they came to Senica
Senica
Senica is a city in Trnava Region, western Slovakia. It is located in the north-eastern part of the Záhorie lowland, close to the Little Carpathians.-History:...
and Stará Turá
Stará Turá
Stará Turá is a town in the Trenčín Region in western Slovakia.-Geography:It is located in the Myjava Hills close to the Little Carpathians as well as the White Carpathians...
. But finally they were forced to withdraw their troops after ten days of engagement only. Bloudek was also member of the Slovak National Council.
Bedřich Bloudek left the Austrian Army as lieutenant colonel and died on 11th August 1875 in the spa resort Toplice Topusko near Glina, Croatia
Glina, Croatia
Glina is a small town in central Croatia, located southwest of Petrinja and Sisak in the Sisak-Moslavina county. It lies on the eponymous river of Glina.-History:...
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Literature
- Article: Bloudek, in: Ottův Slovnik Naučný – Illustrovaná encyklopaedie obecných vědomosti, volume 4, Prague 1891, p. 186.
- Stanislaw J. Kirschbaum: A History of Slovakia – The Struggle for Survival, New York 1995, p. 119.
- Article: Bloudek, Bedřich (1815-1875), in: Stanislav J. Kirschbaum, Historical Dictionary of Slovakia (= European Historical Dictionaries 31), London 1999, p. 17.