Count Maurice Benyovszky de Benyó et Urbanó was a military officer, adventurer, and writer from the Kingdom of Hungary, who described himself as both a..
Matúš Móric Beňovský
Baron Benyowsky was a nobleman of Hungary of Slovak origin from Vrbove (near Trnava). He began his career as an officer in the Seven Years' War. Because of his rebellious attitude in matters of religion and towards authorities he had to leave the country.
The Hungarian Baron (then Count), Móric Benyovszky (1746-1786) was one of the best known European adventurers in the years before the French Revolution.
In Benyowsky joined the Polish Confederation (Konfederacja Barska) to fight side by side with Pulaski brothers for independence of Poland from the Russian rule. After being captured by Russians in he was sent into exile to the east Siberia (Kamchatka).
However he managed to escape from the captivity. He rallied his fellow prisoners and managed to capture the fort of the governor and the heart of his daughter. He then commandeered a Russian battleship and set out for a discovery trip through the Northern Pacific (well before James Cook and J.
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