Julius Jacob von Haynau

Julius Jacob von Haynau
Julius Jacob von Haynau
	General von Haynau
Nickname(s)	Habsburg Tiger; Hyena of Brescia; Hangman of Arad
Born	14 October 1786; Kassel, Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel, Holy Roman Empire
Died	14 March 1853 (aged 66); Vienna, Austrian Empire
Allegiance	Austrian Empire
Service/branch	Austrian Army during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars,; Imperial Austrian Army of 1806–1867
Years of service	1801–1850
Rank	Field marshal lieutenant
Battles/wars	Napoleonic Wars; First Italian War of Independence; Hungarian Revolution of 1848 Second Battle of Komárom (1849); Third Battle of Komárom (1849); Battle of Szőreg; Battle of Temesvár; ;
Awards	Military Order of Maria Theresa; Military Order of Max Joseph; Royal Guelphic Order; Order of St. George
Spouse(s)	Thérèse von Weber (m. 1808; died 1850)
Children	Clotilde von Haynau
Relations	William I, Elector of Hesse (father); Rosa Dorothea Ritter (mother);

Julius Jakob Freiherr von Haynau (14 October 1786 – 14 March 1853) was an Austrian general who suppressed insurrectionary movements in Italy and Hungary in 1848 and later. While a hugely effective military leader, he also gained renown as an aggressive and ruthless commander. His soldiers called him the "Habsburg Tiger"; those opponents who suffered from his brutality called him the "Hyena of Brescia" and the "Hangman of Arad".

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