15th of March – National Holiday

March 15 - National Holiday in Hungary

We celebrate the anniversary of the 1848-49 revolution. This photo was taken at the memorial of Áron Gábor.

Áron Gábor (27 November 1814, Breţcu – 2 July 1849, Chichiş) was a Hungarian artillery officer and national hero of the 1848-49 Hungarian Revolution. Áron Gábor was a revolutionary hero of the Székely people (in Transylvania). He became one of the leaders of Székely-Hungarian forces in Transylvania during the 1848 revolution against the Austrian Empire. He achieved fame and notoriety by successfully producing cannon and gunpowder for the Hungarian forces in Transylvania, as well as, leading the resistance in Háromszék County (today roughly Covasna County, Romania) against imperial troops. He was killed in action in July 1849 while fighting against the Tsarist invading forces.