https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_SchlikAustrian Field Marshall von Schlik.died on this date in 1862.
He fought in the Napoleonic Wars and lost an eye at Leipzig.
Widely considered as the most arrogant man in Austria - which is saying a lot - he was involved in harshly stamping out the Hungarian Insurrection of 1848. His notoriety reached unprecedented levels by having an entire convent of Hungarian nuns whipped.
On a trip to England, he was recognized by working men on the street. They grabbed him and dumped him into a vat of beer.
Von Schlik seethe d about this and demanded Franz Joseph declare war over this insult.
"These things must be done delicately-- or you hurt the spell." - The Wicked Witch of the West.
"We've got the torpedo damage temporarily shored up, the fires out and soon will have the ship back on an even keel. But I would suggest, sir, that if you have to take any more torpedoes, you take 'em on the starboard side." Pops Healy, DCA USS Lexington.