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Battle of Hatvan

Battle of Hatvan was a battle fought on 2 April 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: Total: 14,563; -VII. corps: 8,622; -Detached units of the III. corps: 5,941; 56 cannons against Total: 11,000; 40 cannons.

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Battle of Hatvan between Hungarian Revolutionary Army and the Habsburg army in 02.04.1849
Battle of Hatvan between Hungarian Revolutionary Army and the Habsburg army in 02.04.1849. Jókai Mór, Bródy Sándor, Rákosi Viktor, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Record

Date2 April 1849
PlaceHungary
47.673N, 19.683E
Part ofHungarian Revolution of 1848 (1848 to 1849)
KindBattle, nineteenth century
ResultHungarian victory
BelligerentsHungary; 20px Polish LegionAustria
Commanders22px András Gáspár; 22px Ernő Poeltenberg; 20px Józef WysockiSchlik
StrengthTotal: 14,563; -VII. corps: 8,622; -Detached units of the III. corps: 5,941; 56 cannonsTotal: 11,000; 40 cannons
Casualties and losses20 killed or woundedTotal: 202; -48 dead; -49 wounded; -85 missing and prisoner
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Battle of Hatvan is one of 2,483 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 81 in present-day Hungary.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q27628492, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Hatvan, revision 1370442704, 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.