Heinrich Hentzi

Heinrich Hentzi von Arthurm (24 October 1785 - 21 May 1849) was a Hungarian general in the army of the Austrian Empire. He made a name for himself as the military officer who refused to defect to the Hungarian rebels during the Battle of Buda in 1849, defending Buda city and castle on behalf of the Austrian Habsburgs.

Born in Debrecen, Hentzi's military career reached a climax in April, 1849 when, he mounted a defense on the Buda side of the Danube river, headquartered in the Buda Castle after the Austrian forces had evacuated Pest. Holding out against the Hungarian siege for over a month, Hentzi refused to capitulate. When general Artúr Görgey appealed to Hentzi's Magyar ancestry in an attempt to secure his surrender, Hentzi replied that while he had indeed been born in the Kingdom of Hungary, he remained loyal to the Kaiser.^[1] Hentzi was killed when the Hungarian forces stormed Buda and its castle in late May, 1849.