Lajos Aulich

The native form of this personal name is Aulich Lajos. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Lajos Aulich (15 May 1792 – 6 October 1849) was the third Minister of War of the Hungarian State.

General Lajos Aulich
Aulich as depicted by Vince Grimm
Minister of War of the Hungarian State
In office 14 July 1849 – 11 August 1849
Prime Minister	Bertalan Szemere
Preceded by	Artúr Görgei
Succeeded by	Revolution suppressed
Personal details
Born	(1793-08-25)25 August 1793 Pozsony, Kingdom of Hungary (now Bratislava, Slovakia)
Died	6 October 1849(1849-10-06) (aged 56) Arad, Kingdom of Hungary
Cause of death	Execution by hanging
Known for	The 13 Martyrs of Arad
Military service
Allegiance	Hungarian Revolutionary Army
Years of service	1812–1849
Rank	Major general
Battles/wars	Napoleonic Wars Russian campaign Hungarian Revolution of 1848 Battle of Kápolna

Originally a professional soldier and lieutenant colonel in the Austrian Army, during the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 however, he sided with the revolutionaries.

During the Spring Campaign, Aulich commanded an army, which gathered and prepared for the great Battle of Isaszeg.

He became a honvédség (Hungarian Army) colonel on 2 October 1848, and was named General at the Battle of Kápolna. He was a stickler for the rules: when Lajos Kossuth sent him requests, he answered: "please work through Görgey." Due to his gout, he was relieved of field duty and appointed Minister of War on 14 July 1849. He was executed less than three months later as one of the 13 Martyrs of Arad.