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Source: cleveland.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

WASHINGTON, D.C. — \u201cThe cause of America, in great measure, is the cause of all mankind,\u201d remarked Thomas Paine in his pamphlet \u201cCommon Sense<\/a>,\u201d published in the consequential year of 1776. Paine addressed the common man in America, but the heroic struggle of the colonists for their traditional rights against despotic imperial overreach inspired millions worldwide, including those living under Habsburg rule in central Europe.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"A
A painting by artist S\u00e1ndor Bod\u00f3 of Michael Kov\u00e1ts de Fabriczy, a Hungarian nobleman who fought with the American side in the American Revolution and was killed in battle. The painting was photographed by Zolt\u00e1n Pint\u00e9r. Used with permission.Zolt\u00e1n Pint\u00e9r<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A painting by artist S\u00e1ndor Bod\u00f3 of Michael Kov\u00e1ts de Fabriczy, a Hungarian nobleman who fought with the American side in the American Revolution and was killed in battle. The painting was photographed by Zolt\u00e1n Pint\u00e9r. Used with permission.Zolt\u00e1n Pint\u00e9r<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cGolden liberty cannot be purchased with yellow gold,\u201d wrote Michael Kov\u00e1ts de Fabriczy, a Hungarian nobleman, as translated from the Latin<\/a>, in his letter to Benjamin Franklin, who was then serving as the American commissioner to Paris.<\/p>\n

Kov\u00e1ts wished to set off \u201cas soon as possible to live or die in uninterrupted military service\u201d for the American cause, wherever it was most needed. French ships carried him and hundreds of other distinguished noblemen and experienced European soldiers to join the American Revolution as newspapers from Pressburg (today\u2019s Bratislava in Slovakia) to Paris published weekly reports about Gen. George Washington\u2019s battles.<\/p>\n

The American War of Independence was unique in its revolutionary yet conservative philosophical underpinnings, and it badly needed the help of well-trained, reliable military officers from abroad. Almost every European nation, one way or another, participated in the American Revolution.<\/p>\n

Commissioned as a colonel under Washington, Kov\u00e1ts along with Polish Count Kazimierz Pu\u0142aski came to be credited as the founders of the American cavalry. Together, they turned the inexperienced and poorly equipped local militias into a disciplined force capable of winning decisive battles against the most formidable British forces. Kov\u00e1ts\u2019 brought to bear decades of expertise fighting under the Habsburg ruler Maria Theresa, the Prussian monarch Frederick the Great, and alongside freedom fighters in Poland. From drafting guidelines on uniform designs to instructions on saddle maintenance and providing the organizational structure of the light cavalry, he helped hone militiamen into the American Continental Army.<\/p>\n

When Charleston, the South\u2019s most crucial port, became the primary British target, Pu\u0142aski and Kov\u00e1ts were sent south to stop the redcoats.<\/p>\n

Bravely engaging the enemy, the Pulaski Legion was soon overpowered. Pu\u0142aski survived, but Kov\u00e1ts fell.<\/p>\n

In an unmarked grave lies the American Revolution\u2019s unsung hero, the Hussar colonel from the small Hungarian town of Karcag who did more to train, organize, and launch the first American cavalry units than anyone else. He was revered by his troops and respected by his enemies. According to his opponent, British Major F. Skelly, he trained the \u201cbest cavalry the rebels ever had.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/picture><\/picture>\n

\"Marc
Marc Wheat is chairman of the History Committee of the American Revolution Institute of the Society of the Cincinnati. Photo courtesy of Marc Wheat<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Kov\u00e1ts\u2019 life was, in a sense, the true American dream. It was the life of someone who, through hard work and diligence rose upwards through the ranks. A life lived with grit and courage, a life that was ultimately sacrificed far from his homeland in dedication to the cause of American independence.<\/p>\n

Hungarians celebrated his heroism this year, the 300th anniversary of Kov\u00e1ts\u2019 birth year, by issuing a commemorative stamp which features the brave Hussar with crossed American and Hungarian flags.<\/p>\n

Americans have worked to preserve his memory, as well. Part of the Cleveland Hungarian Museum\u2019s permanent exhibit is dedicated to Kov\u00e1ts. And across the county, a playground and square in New York City; frescoes in a church in Pennsylvania; a statue in Washington, D.C.; a commemorative relief on the grounds of the Citadel; and even a U.S. military aircraft carrier were named after him. The nation\u2019s oldest patriotic organization, the Society of the Cincinnati, founded by George Washington\u2019s officer corps in 1783, proudly possesses an equestrian statuette of the Colonel Commandant.<\/p>\n

\"Anna
Anna Smith Lacey is executive director of the Hungary Foundation in Washington, D.C.Photo courtesy of Anna Smith Lacey<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A national hero for Hungarians and Americans alike, Michael Kov\u00e1ts de Fabriczy embodies moral clarity at a time when much was at stake for Western civilization.<\/p>\n

Whether or not the cause of America\u2019s liberty, which inspired millions at home and abroad, succeeds or not is of utmost significance for the entire West. And it will take courage and a return to common sense to preserve it.<\/p>\n

Marc Wheat is chairman of the History Committee of the\u00a0<\/i>American Revolution Institute of the Society of the Cincinnati<\/i><\/a>. Anna Smith Lacey is executive director of the\u00a0<\/i>Hungary Foundation<\/i><\/a>\u00a0in Washington, D.C.<\/i><\/p>\n

Source: cleveland.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source: cleveland.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

WASHINGTON, D.C. — \u201cThe cause of America, in great measure, is the cause of all mankind,\u201d remarked Thomas Paine in his pamphlet \u201cCommon Sense<\/a>,\u201d published in the consequential year of 1776. Paine addressed the common man in America, but the heroic struggle of the colonists for their traditional rights against despotic imperial overreach inspired millions worldwide, including those living under Habsburg rule in central Europe.<\/strong><\/p>\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1266\"]\"A A painting by artist S\u00e1ndor Bod\u00f3 of Michael Kov\u00e1ts de Fabriczy, a Hungarian nobleman who fought with the American side in the American Revolution and was killed in battle. The painting was photographed by Zolt\u00e1n Pint\u00e9r. Used with permission.Zolt\u00e1n Pint\u00e9r[\/caption]\n

A painting by artist S\u00e1ndor Bod\u00f3 of Michael Kov\u00e1ts de Fabriczy, a Hungarian nobleman who fought with the American side in the American Revolution and was killed in battle. The painting was photographed by Zolt\u00e1n Pint\u00e9r. Used with permission.Zolt\u00e1n Pint\u00e9r<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cGolden liberty cannot be purchased with yellow gold,\u201d wrote Michael Kov\u00e1ts de Fabriczy, a Hungarian nobleman, as translated from the Latin<\/a>, in his letter to Benjamin Franklin, who was then serving as the American commissioner to Paris.<\/p>\n

Kov\u00e1ts wished to set off \u201cas soon as possible to live or die in uninterrupted military service\u201d for the American cause, wherever it was most needed. French ships carried him and hundreds of other distinguished noblemen and experienced European soldiers to join the American Revolution as newspapers from Pressburg (today\u2019s Bratislava in Slovakia) to Paris published weekly reports about Gen. George Washington\u2019s battles.<\/p>\n

The American War of Independence was unique in its revolutionary yet conservative philosophical underpinnings, and it badly needed the help of well-trained, reliable military officers from abroad. Almost every European nation, one way or another, participated in the American Revolution.<\/p>\n

Commissioned as a colonel under Washington, Kov\u00e1ts along with Polish Count Kazimierz Pu\u0142aski came to be credited as the founders of the American cavalry. Together, they turned the inexperienced and poorly equipped local militias into a disciplined force capable of winning decisive battles against the most formidable British forces. Kov\u00e1ts\u2019 brought to bear decades of expertise fighting under the Habsburg ruler Maria Theresa, the Prussian monarch Frederick the Great, and alongside freedom fighters in Poland. From drafting guidelines on uniform designs to instructions on saddle maintenance and providing the organizational structure of the light cavalry, he helped hone militiamen into the American Continental Army.<\/p>\n

When Charleston, the South\u2019s most crucial port, became the primary British target, Pu\u0142aski and Kov\u00e1ts were sent south to stop the redcoats.<\/p>\n

Bravely engaging the enemy, the Pulaski Legion was soon overpowered. Pu\u0142aski survived, but Kov\u00e1ts fell.<\/p>\n

In an unmarked grave lies the American Revolution\u2019s unsung hero, the Hussar colonel from the small Hungarian town of Karcag who did more to train, organize, and launch the first American cavalry units than anyone else. He was revered by his troops and respected by his enemies. According to his opponent, British Major F. Skelly, he trained the \u201cbest cavalry the rebels ever had.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/picture><\/picture>\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"1440\"]\"Marc Marc Wheat is chairman of the History Committee of the American Revolution Institute of the Society of the Cincinnati. Photo courtesy of Marc Wheat[\/caption]\n

Kov\u00e1ts\u2019 life was, in a sense, the true American dream. It was the life of someone who, through hard work and diligence rose upwards through the ranks. A life lived with grit and courage, a life that was ultimately sacrificed far from his homeland in dedication to the cause of American independence.<\/p>\n

Hungarians celebrated his heroism this year, the 300th anniversary of Kov\u00e1ts\u2019 birth year, by issuing a commemorative stamp which features the brave Hussar with crossed American and Hungarian flags.<\/p>\n

Americans have worked to preserve his memory, as well. Part of the Cleveland Hungarian Museum\u2019s permanent exhibit is dedicated to Kov\u00e1ts. And across the county, a playground and square in New York City; frescoes in a church in Pennsylvania; a statue in Washington, D.C.; a commemorative relief on the grounds of the Citadel; and even a U.S. military aircraft carrier were named after him. The nation\u2019s oldest patriotic organization, the Society of the Cincinnati, founded by George Washington\u2019s officer corps in 1783, proudly possesses an equestrian statuette of the Colonel Commandant.<\/p>\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1331\"]\"Anna Anna Smith Lacey is executive director of the Hungary Foundation in Washington, D.C.Photo courtesy of Anna Smith Lacey[\/caption]\n

A national hero for Hungarians and Americans alike, Michael Kov\u00e1ts de Fabriczy embodies moral clarity at a time when much was at stake for Western civilization.<\/p>\n

Whether or not the cause of America\u2019s liberty, which inspired millions at home and abroad, succeeds or not is of utmost significance for the entire West. And it will take courage and a return to common sense to preserve it.<\/p>\n

Marc Wheat is chairman of the History Committee of the\u00a0<\/i>American Revolution Institute of the Society of the Cincinnati<\/i><\/a>. Anna Smith Lacey is executive director of the\u00a0<\/i>Hungary Foundation<\/i><\/a>\u00a0in Washington, D.C.<\/i><\/p>\n

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Paine addressed the common man in America, but the heroic struggle of the colonists for their traditional rights against despotic imperial overreach inspired millions worldwide, including those living under Habsburg rule in central Europe. A painting by artist S\u00e1ndor Bod\u00f3 of Michael Kov\u00e1ts de Fabriczy, a Hungarian nobleman who fought with the American side in the American Revolution and was killed in battle. The painting was photographed by Zolt\u00e1n Pint\u00e9r. Used with permission.Zolt\u00e1n Pint\u00e9r \u201cGolden liberty cannot be purchased with yellow gold,\u201d wrote Michael Kov\u00e1ts de Fabriczy, a Hungarian nobleman, as translated from the Latin, in his letter to Benjamin Franklin, who was then serving as the American commissioner to Paris. Kov\u00e1ts wished to set off \u201cas soon as possible to live or die in uninterrupted military service\u201d for the American cause, wherever it was most needed. 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Paine addressed the common man in America, but the heroic struggle of the colonists for their traditional rights against despotic imperial overreach inspired millions worldwide, including those living under Habsburg rule in central Europe. A painting by artist S\u00e1ndor Bod\u00f3 of Michael Kov\u00e1ts de Fabriczy, a Hungarian nobleman who fought with the American side in the American Revolution and was killed in battle. The painting was photographed by Zolt\u00e1n Pint\u00e9r. Used with permission.Zolt\u00e1n Pint\u00e9r \u201cGolden liberty cannot be purchased with yellow gold,\u201d wrote Michael Kov\u00e1ts de Fabriczy, a Hungarian nobleman, as translated from the Latin, in his letter to Benjamin Franklin, who was then serving as the American commissioner to Paris. Kov\u00e1ts wished to set off \u201cas soon as possible to live or die in uninterrupted military service\u201d for the American cause, wherever it was most needed. French ships carried him and hundreds of other distinguished noblemen and experienced European soldiers to join the American Revolution as newspapers from Pressburg (today\u2019s Bratislava in Slovakia) to Paris published weekly reports about Gen. George Washington\u2019s battles. The American War of Independence was unique in its revolutionary yet conservative philosophical underpinnings, and it badly needed the help of well-trained, reliable military officers from abroad. Almost every European nation, one way or another, participated in the American Revolution. Commissioned as a colonel under Washington, Kov\u00e1ts along with Polish Count Kazimierz Pu\u0142aski came to be credited as the founders of the American cavalry. Together, they turned the inexperienced and poorly equipped local militias into a disciplined force capable of winning decisive battles against the most formidable British forces. Kov\u00e1ts\u2019 brought to bear decades of expertise fighting under the Habsburg ruler Maria Theresa, the Prussian monarch Frederick the Great, and alongside freedom fighters in Poland. From drafting guidelines on uniform designs to instructions on saddle maintenance and providing the organizational structure of the light cavalry, he helped hone militiamen into the American Continental Army. When Charleston, the South\u2019s most crucial port, became the primary British target, Pu\u0142aski and Kov\u00e1ts were sent south to stop the redcoats. Bravely engaging the enemy, the Pulaski Legion was soon overpowered. Pu\u0142aski survived, but Kov\u00e1ts fell. In an unmarked grave lies the American Revolution\u2019s unsung hero, the Hussar colonel from the small Hungarian town of Karcag who did more to train, organize, and launch the first American cavalry units than anyone else. He was revered by his troops and respected by his enemies. According to his opponent, British Major F. 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The nation\u2019s oldest patriotic organization, the Society of the Cincinnati, founded by George Washington\u2019s officer corps in 1783, proudly possesses an equestrian statuette of the Colonel Commandant. A national hero for Hungarians and Americans alike, Michael Kov\u00e1ts de Fabriczy embodies moral clarity at a time when much was at stake for Western civilization. Whether or not the cause of America\u2019s liberty, which inspired millions at home and abroad, succeeds or not is of utmost significance for the entire West. And it will take courage and a return to common sense to preserve it. Marc Wheat is chairman of the History Committee of the\u00a0American Revolution Institute of the Society of the Cincinnati. Anna Smith Lacey is executive director of the\u00a0Hungary Foundation\u00a0in Washington, D.C. 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