István Türr

István Türr
Türr Istvan, Stefano Türr, Étienne Türr
István Türr; Türr Istvan, Stefano Türr, Étienne Türr
	Portrait by József Borsos, 1870s
Born	10 August 1825; Baja, Hungary
Died	3 May 1908 (aged 82); Budapest
Allegiance	Austrian Empire (deserted) ; Hungarian Revolutionary Army 1849 Hungarian Legion (Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia); 1849 Baden Revolutionary Army; British Army (Crimean War) ; Expedition of the Thousand (Garibaldi) ; Royal Italian Army
Rank	Lieutenant in the Hungarian Revolutionary Army,; Colonel in the 1849 Baden Revolutionary Army,; General in the Royal Italian Army
Other work	Canal architect; Engineer; Peace Activist

István Türr (Italian: Stefano Türr, French: Étienne Türr; 10 August 1825 – 3 May 1908) was a Hungarian soldier, revolutionary, canal architect and engineer, remembered in Italy for his role in that country's unification and his association with Garibaldi. In the later years of his life became known as a peace activist.

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