Karl von Urban

Karl Baron of Urban
Karl Baron of Urban
	Karl von Urban, circa 1857
Native name	Karl Freiherr von Urban
Born	31 August 1802; Kraków, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Austrian Empire
Died	1 January 1877; Brünn, Margraviate of Moravia, Austria-Hungary
Allegiance	Austrian Empire
Service/branch	Imperial and Royal Army
Years of service	1815-1865
Rank	Feldmarschall-leutnant (Field Marshal-Lieutenant)
Commands held	2. Romanian Border Infantry Regiment; Military District Commander of Transylvania; Division commander in the VII. Army Corps; IX. Army Corps (Division Urban); Fortress of Verona; IV. Army Corps;
Battles/wars	Revolution in Sardinia-Piedmont Battle of Novara; Hungarian Revolution of 1848 Battle of Voivodeni; Battle of Szamos-újvár; Battle of Szamosfalva; Capture of Klausenburg; Battle of Dés; Battle of Ciucea Pass; Raid on Marossény; Battle of Király-németi; Second Italian War of Independence Battle of Montebello; Battle of Varese; Battle of San Salvatore; Battle of San Fermo; Battle of Treponti (Castenedolo);

Karl (Carl) Freiherr von Urban (English: Karl Baron of Urban; Hungarian: Báró Urban Károly; French: Baron Carl d'Urban; born 31 August 1802 in Kraków — died 1 January 1877 in Brünn) was an Austrian Field Marshal-Lieutenant celebrated for his daring tactics of lightning surprise attacks, often against much stronger forces, which earned him the epithet of Austrian Garibaldi.

He is particularly distinguished for his decisive actions during the Hungarian Revolution of 1848-1849, and his participation in the Second Italian War of Independence in 1859. Von Urban was the first commander to make a stand against the Revolution in Hungary, organizing the resistance and defending minorities. He captured Klausenburg, the capital of Transylvania, twice.

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