Third Battle of Komárom (1849)

The main aim of the third Battle of Komárom was to break through Haynau's blockade. Klapka took over the command of Görgey's army because of Görgey's injury. The Hungarian Government gave an order to the army to advance towards Maros. Görgey didn't follow the command because Haynau's army blocked the way south. The government gave a new order and on 11 July the Hungarian army started to attack the Austrians. New Hungarian troops arrived under the command of Ármin Görgey, and from Bátorkeszi under József Nagysándor.

Third Battle of Komárom
Part of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848
Date11 July 1849
Location
Komárom, Kingdom of Hungary
Result Austro- Russian victory
Belligerents
 Hungarian Revolutionary Army  Austrian Empire
 Russian Empire
Commanders and leaders
 Artúr Görgei
 György Klapka		  Julius Jacob von Haynau
 Franz Schlik
 Ludwig von Wohlgemuth
 Feodor Sergeyevich Panyutyin
Strength
Total: 43,347 men
- I. corps: 8573
- II. corps: 5925
- III. corps: 7766
- VII. corps: 11,046
- VIII. corps: 5702
- Other units: 4335
180 cannons[1]		 Total: 56,787 men
- I. corps: 18,224
- III. corps units: 4923
- Reserve corps: 15,008
- Cavalry division: 4254
- Panyutyin division: 11,672
- Other units: 2706
242 cannons[2]
Casualties and losses
Total: 400/500/800/1500 men[3] Total: 813 men
- 124 dead
- 608 wounded
- 81 missing and captured[4]

The Hungarian army (comprising 58 infantry battalions, 68 cavalry battalions, and 200 cannon) were under the command of Colonel Ferenc Aschermann, Poeltenberg, Leiningen, Nagysándor and General Gusztav Pikéthy. The right flank fought with Schlik's corps. Although Pikéthy was successful, the Hungarians could not turn this success to their advantage. At Csém there was a fierce artillery fight with great losses. Nagysándor couldn't win against the Austrian cavalry.

The battle finished at 5 pm with the retreat of the Hungarian troops. The Austrians lost 800 men, the Hungarians 1,500. This battle was the bloodiest fight during the revolution. The battle ended with no decisive victory to either side, even though it was the bloodiest of the entire Revolution.

See also

Notes
  1. Hermann 2004, pp. 311.
  2. Hermann 2004, pp. 311.
  3. Hermann 2004, pp. 311.
  4. Hermann 2004, pp. 311.

Sources
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