Battle of Schwechat

Part of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848

"The Battle of Schwechat" by Anton Ziegler, 1850

Date	30 October 1848
Location	Schwechat, near Vienna, Austria
Result	Austrian victory

Belligerents

Hungarian Revolutionary Army

Austrian Empire

Croatia

Commanders and leaders

János Móga

Richard Debaufre Guyon

Artúr Görgei

Alfred I, Prince of Windisch-Grätz

Prince Franz de Paula of Liechtenstein

Josip Jelačić

Strength

c. 30,000 men
70 cannon

80,000 men
210 cannon

The Battle of Schwechat was a battle in the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, fought on 30 October 1848 between the revolutionary Hungarian Army against the army of the Austrian Empire, in Schwechat, near Vienna. This was the last battle of 1848 in the Transdanubian campaign. The Hungarian Army was under the command of János Móga and the Austrian Army was under the command of Alfred I, Prince of Windisch-Grätz.

Some days after the Battle of Pákozd János Móga and his Hungarian army pursued Croatian Ban Josip Jelačić. Jelačić and his Croat army retreated towards Vienna for two reasons: first, he knew he would get some support from Vienna; second, he could not retreat, because militiamen and territorials were occupying South Transdanubia. Neither could they retreat in the direction of the fortress of Komárom, because it switched allegiance to the Constitution of Hungary, an allegiance that lasted until the end of the revolution. On 4 October Jelačić arrived at Moson. He planned to wait for reinforcements and then attack the Hungarian Army.

During Jelačić’s retreat there was major political upheaval. The Emperor had not heard of the Hungarian victory at the Battle of Pákozd, but he received the news that Ferenc Lamberg had been killed. The Emperor thought it was time to attack the Constitution of Hungary in public. The Emperor refused to recognise the Batthyány Government and ordered the Hungarian Parliament be dissolved. Furthermore, he appointed Jelačić as the civic and military regent of Hungary.

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