Heinrich Hentzi

Heinrich Hentzi von Arthurm (24 October 1785 - 21 May 1849) was a Hungarian general in the army of the Austrian Empire.

Hentzi's refusal to switch sides and his lengthy defense of Buda are credited with preventing a Hungarian counteroffensive against Austria in the spring and summer of 1849.

[2] In Hungary he is remembered for giving the order for the bombardment of the city of Pest during which many civilian buildings were destroyed.

A hero to the Habsburg loyalists, Hentzi was honored with a statue in Budapest, which became a source of tensions in the city in 1886.

When the city's military commander, General major Ludwig Janski decorated the Hentzi sculpture, it sparked a public outcry and riots broke out as well as fights and duels took place between Austrian military officers and Hungarians.