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First Battle of Komárom

First Battle of Komárom was a battle fought on 26 April 1849 at Komárom, in what is now Hungary. It was part of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, which ran from 1848 to 1849. The recorded result: Tactically inconclusive; strategical Hungarian victory.

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First Battle of Komárom
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Fought26 April 1849
WhereKomárom, Hungary47.736N, 18.106E
OutcomeTactically inconclusive; strategical Hungarian victory
BelligerentsHungaryagainstAustria
Part ofHungarian Revolution of 18481848 to 1849

Where it sits in the Hungarian Revolution of 1848

Battle of Perlasz, 1848Battle of Pákozd, 1848Battle of Schwechat, 1848Battle of Rika, 1848First Battle of Vác, 1849Battle of Tarcal, 1849Battle of Kápolna, 1849Battle of Szolnok, 1849Battle of Hatvan, 1849Battle of Tápióbicske, 1849Battle of Isaszeg, 1849Battle of Nagysalló, 1849First Battle of Komárom, 1849Siege of Buda, 1849Siege of Temesvár, 1849Battle of Csorna, 1849Battle of Predeal Pass, 1849Battle of Pered, 1849Battle of Győr, 1849Second Battle of Komárom, 1849Third Battle of Komárom, 1849Siege of Komárom, 1849Battle of Hegyes, 1849Battle of Segesvár, 1849Battle of Nyerges-tető, 1849Battle of Szőreg, 1849Battle of Temesvár, 1849Battle of Hetény-Kurtakeszi-Izsa, 184918481849First Battle of Komárom, 1849
29 placed engagements of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date26 April 1849
PlaceKomárom, Hungary
47.736N, 18.106E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
StrengthTotal: 18,884; - I. corps: 9,465; - III. corps: 9,419; - a part of VIII. corps: 4249; 62 cannons; Did not participate: VII. corps: 9,043 men; 45 cannonsTotal: 33,487; - II. corps: 13,489; - III. corps: 12,088; - IV. (siege) corps Lederer division: 7910; 108 cannons
Casualties and lossesTotal: 800Total: 671; 33 dead; 149 wounded; 489 missing and captured; 7 heavy siege cannons and mortars captured by the Hungarians
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First Battle of Komárom is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 121 in present-day Hungary.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q27958332, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article First Battle of Komárom (1849), revision 1385571817, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.