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Adam Balogh de Ber was born in Vas county around 1665 and died in Buda in 1711. He descended from Hungarian nobility and was one of the most famous kuruc colonels of the Hungarian army during Rakoczi's War for Independence against the rule of the Austrian Habsburg dynasty.
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Life
Balogh was born to a Catholic noble family. His father was Istvan Balogh, who died in 1678, and his mother was Rebeka Kaldy, a catholic noble lady. Balogh married Julianna Festetics, and they had seven children.
He began service at a young age as the infantry's voivode in Csobanc castle and took part in campaigns of the Turkish wars. In 1705 he saw action with the kuruc troops who almost captured the Austrian king near Vienna. Francis II Rakoczi promoted him to colonel in 1708. He was executed in 1711 by Habsburgs in Buda Castle. Rakoczi tried to save him but was unsuccessful.
Recollection
He is still famous in Hungarian literature and film. His character appears in the movie Captain of Tenkes.