Dôstojnícke súboje v Uhorsku (1850 – 1914)

Officer's Duels in Hungary (1850 – 1914)

Autor: DANGL, Vojtech

DANGL, Vojtech: Dôstojnícke súboje v Uhorsku (1850 – 1914)

DANGL, Vojtech: Officer duels in Hungary (1850 – 1914).

Vojenská história, 2, 16, 2012, pp 9-38. 

 The published paper analyzes an interesting phenomenon of military life – duel – against the backdrop of the second half of the 19th century and at the beginning of the 20th century, roughly until the outbreak of the First World War. The author covers nearly all aspects of this phenomenon at all its levels, including legal, social, moral, ethical, etc. At the same time, the author presents lots of new and interesting facts on this socially recognised and yet unrecognized phenomenon. The author notes that the Officers Corps of the Austro-Hungarian Army preserved a unique position in the Hungarian society, with its own internal regulations that made the Corps a special caste amid the strictly delineated social divisions of the given society. Duels belonged to the external phenomena that were to become the most prominent and visible manifestations of the unique officer code of honour. Compliance with this moral code exerted more influence on the lives of AustroHungarian Army officers than any civil laws, which completely outlawed duels, or any appeals of Church officials, or national and family traditions. The officer’s moral code raised the officer’s honour to a higher level of importance than any attempts to preserve one’s personal happiness, career and ultimately even one’s own life.

Key words: Military history. Hungary. Officer duels. Yrs. 1850 – 1914.

 

Ročník: 16 | Číslo: 2/2012 | Stránky: 9-38