Bust of Tuzson János
Original function:
statue / memorial / relief
Current function:
statue / memorial / relief
Address:
Strada Petőfi Sándor, Strada Kossuth Lajos
Historical Hungarian county:
Háromszék
GPS coordinates:
46.0006864866, 26.134210236
History
Major Tuzson János took part in the fighting in southern Hungary in August 1848, and was promoted to the rank of lieutenant in October and to first lieutenant in December. His corps drove the Russian and Austrian troops out of Brassó. He took part in the Battle of Kökös on 2 July 1849 (where Gábor Áron was killed), and on 5 July in the Battle of Eprestető near Sepsiszentgyörgy. On 1 August, he fought heroically at Nyergestető, holding off the overwhelming enemy forces for hours with his troops, but in the end they could not resist the Russian-Austrian forces outnumbering them at least ten times. Tuzson fled towards Udvarhely with the rest of his army and was finally captured at Zsibó on 24 August. He was conscripted into the Imperial Army as a private. After the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867, he was promoted to the rank of major and in 1873 to Lieutenant-Colonel. He died in Sepsisentgyörgy in 1904. His bust was unveiled on 15 March 2010. It is the work of Vetró András.
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