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First Battle of Vác

First Battle of Vác was a battle fought in 1849 in what is now Hungary. It was part of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, which ran from 1848 to 1849. The recorded result: Hungarian victory. Recorded strength: 11,592; 36 cannons; Did not participate: Detached troops from I. corps: 2,973 men; 20 cannons against 8,250; 26 cannons.

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Battle of Vác 10.04.1849
Battle of Vác 10.04.1849. Habsburg Military Report about the battles against the Hungarian Revolutionary Army, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1849
WhereHungary47.774N, 19.131E
OutcomeHungarian victory
BelligerentsHungary; 20px Polish LegionagainstAustria
Casualties and losses150andTotal: 422; 60 dead; 147 wounded; 215 missing or captured; 1 battery
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 Vác, 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

Date1849 (year precision)
PlaceHungary
47.774N, 19.131E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength11,592; 36 cannons; Did not participate: Detached troops from I. corps: 2,973 men; 20 cannons8,250; 26 cannons
Casualties and losses150Total: 422; 60 dead; 147 wounded; 215 missing or captured; 1 battery
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First Battle of Vác 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 Q1461361, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article First Battle of Vác (1849), revision 1370619026, 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.