The 13 Martyrs of Arad
THIRTEEN HUNGARIAN REBEL GENERALS, EXECUTED AFTER THE HUNGARIAN REVOLUTION (1848–1849)
Thirteen Martyrs of Arad; 13 Martyrs of Arad; Martyrs' Monument, Arad
The Thirteen Martyrs of Arad () were the thirteen Hungarian rebel generals who were executed by the Austrian Empire on 6 October 1849 in the city of Arad, then part of the Kingdom of Hungary (now in Romania), after the Hungarian Revolution (1848–1849). The execution was ordered by the Austrian general Julius Jacob von Haynau.