1848-49 / Kossuth (Vadász)

• The events of February 22, 1848 Europe Revolts; Feb, March † Revolt in Paris Berlin Starting with a revolt in Sicily, much of the…
• Battles for freedom 1848-49 In a disastrous battle in 1526 at Mohács (S. Central Hungary) the Ottoman Turks, under Suleyman I, defeated…
• The Events of March 3, 1848 Kossuth's March 3 address Addressing the diet (session of parliament) in Pozsony*, delegate Kossuth demanded the following major…
• Revolt in Vienna Revolt in Vienna (March 13-14) While the initial action for reforms had started- and was expected to develop…
• The events of March 13, 1848 The events ofMarch 13, 1848The "Address to theThrone" was translated into German and widely distributed inVienna. It created…
• The events of March 15, 1848 The events of March 15, 1848 Hungarian National Museum With news of the Vienna developments reaching Pest*, demonstrations…
• The events of March 18, 1848 The events of March 18, 1848 Palatine Stephen Following the March 15 developments, a Hungarian delegation went from…
• The Serb Movement The Serb Movement Until 1439, Serbia was an ally of Hungary, regarded also as a "buffer State" and…
• The Serbs The Serb Movement The Serbs of Hungary were largely immigrants escaping the Turkish thrust in the 16th and…
• The events of March 23, 1848 The events of March 23, 1848 Jelacic named "bán" King Ferdinand V appointed Col. Josep Jelacic (Yelachich), "bán"…
• Croathun Croatia and Hungary The Croats, a people of Slavic also of Hellenic background, inhabited the land between the…
• The events of March 29, 1848 The King equivocates Following behind-the-scenes maneuvering with the Croatian "Bán" Jellačić, under the influence of Sophie (mother of…
• inaugural Archduke Palatine Stephen to the Hungarian Diet, July 8, 1848.[Source: Henry M. De Puy, Kossuth and His Generals…
• The events of April 11, 1848 The events of April 11, 1848 The "April laws" This day saw the acceptance of the April laws.…
• The events of April 12, 1848 The first all-Hungarian government established. (April 12) The "Batthyány Cabinet" Prime Minister: Count Louis Batthyány.born 1806; died 1849.…
• The events of April 21, 1848 The events of April 21, 1848The Serbs of Hungary were largely immigrants escaping the Turkish thrust in the…
• The events of May 10, 1848 Slovak Demands On May 10 a Slovak assembly met at Liptószentmiklós (Liptovský Svätý Mikuláš, Slovakia today) to formulate…
• The events of May 17, 1848 Transylvania and the Revolution Transylvania has been an inherent part of Hungary since the foundation of the Hungarian…
• The events of May 21, 1848 Birth of the Honvéd (July 21) There had not been a Hungarian national army. Hungarians had been serving…
• The events of May 24, 1848 > Kossuth Notes ("bankók") Dissatisfied with Vienna's financial administration, Kossuth as far back as 1835, had advocated a…
• The events of June 12, 1848 Government moving to Pest † The "Redout" building in Pest on the Danube embankment. † Palatine Stephen addressing…
• The events of July 11, 1848 Defense Appropriation In a historic July 11 meeting of the lower house: Kossuth presented his budget and his…
• sept48 The Croatian Invasion (September1848) The Croatian main force under "Bán"Jellaçiç about 50 thousand strong, entered Hungary near the…
• dietcommittee Presentation of a committee of the Hungarian Diet to Ferdinand,September 9, 1848[Source: Henry M. De Puy, Kossuth and…
• The events of September 10, 1848 Vienna Equivocates (Sept 10) Little by little Vienna was creating an about-face on Hungarian independence. Part of the…
• The events of September 11 1848 Jellaçiç invades Drava crossing Jellaçiç Croat Ban Jellaçiç (pronounced: Yelachich), heading an eclectic army, crossed the Dráva river…
• Hungary invaded Battle of Pákozd (Sep 21) The National Defense Committee, earlier approved by the Diet, was activated. As it…
• The events of September 25, 1848 Count Lamberg In a puzzling move, with Jellaçiç still advancing in Hungary, the king appointed Feldmarschalleutnant Count Ferenc…
• Transylvania 1848 Transylvania 1848 Part of the Habsburg empire, with a Hungarian tradition, but largely autonomous, Transylvania moved towards the…
• The events of October 3, 1848 The events of October 3, 1848The King's "Manifesto"With Lamberg dead, the king reached to Jellaçiç to head the…
• The events of October 6, 1848 The events of October 6, 1848 Second Vienna Revolt † Street battles in Leopoldstadt † Battle for the…
• The events of October 30, 1848 Second Vienna Revolt [illustration: Street battles in Leopoldstadt] [illustration: Battle for the Rasumofsky bridge] Latour ordered the Richter…
• The events of November 21, 1848 The events of November 21, 1848Schwarzenberg takes over Schwarzenberg Wessenberg's chancellorship had been discredited by the October 6…
• The events of December 2, 1848 Schwarzenberg takes over Schwarzenberg Wessenberg's chancellorship had been discredited by the October 6 revolt and its suppression by…
• The events of December 13 1848 The events of December 13 1848Military moves [illustration: Gen. Schlik] With Kossuth's appeal falling on deaf ears, Windischgraetz…
• Government move to Debrecen Government move to Debrecen By rail--------->By wagon----------> Back to Jan 49 Source: Andrew Vadász's Kossuth & 1848-49 Collection.
• January 1849: war begins. January 1849: war begins.The "imperials" moving into PestStart of Buda-Pest evacuation. The Defense Committee(Honvédelmi Bizottmány) and parliament moving…
• kassa Kassa †Kassa coat of arms †Kassa's city hall, built 1769Kassa, an important North-Hungarian city for over nine centuries…
• The events of February 4, 1849 February 1849: the war widensPolish lancer Puchner obtains Russian reinforcement and beats Polish Gen. Bem at Vízakna. (Feb…
• March 1849 March 1849: "war of the generals" The emperor Franz Joseph, encouraged by Windischgraetz's optimistic assessments after the battle…
• The “March constituion” The "March Constitution"With minor exception this imperial edict would have returned Hungary to its pre-1848 status,indeed it was…
• Szolnok. Szolnok.Szolnok Coat of Arms Inhabited since the neolithic ages, the city (and its predecessors) have served as transportation…
• April 1849 April 1849: battles in central HungaryPreparations for the Spring offensive. Col. Sándor Gáspár's 7th corps routs Gen. Schlick's…
• The events of May 1, 1849 May 1849: the "war" governmentCabinet reshuffled. (May 1) Bertalan Szemere : prime minister and minister of the interior.…
• June 1849: Escalation June 1849: EscalationLászló Rázga. Haynau's military tribunal sentences and executes Major Alajos Medgyánszky and First Lt. Imre Gruber,…
• July 1849: retreat to Szeged July 1849: retreat to SzegedKomárom attack Prime Minister Bertalan Szemere replaces the seemingly disobedient Supreme HonvédCommander Görgey with…
• August 1849: Overwhelmed August 1849: Overwhelmed †Klapka's Komárom breakout †Szöreg bridgeheadHaynau enters Szeged, already abandoned by the Honvéd, as well as…
• The events of September 5, 1849 The events of September 5, 1849 Pétervárad (Újvidék, Novi Sad, Serbia today) capitulates. A fort on the Danube…
• The events of September 12, 1849 The events of September 12, 1849 Kossuth sends a letter from Vidin (a fortress by the Danube, todays'…
• September  1849 : “in exile” September  1849: Exile Austria demands extradition of the exiles. ( Sep 3 )Pétervárad capitulates. ( Sep 5 )A…
• September  1849 : “in exile” September  1849: Exile Austria demands extradition of the exiles. ( Sep 3 )Pétervárad capitulates. ( Sep 5 )A…
• The events of September 17, 1849 The events of September 17, 1849 Turkey rejects Austria's September 3 demands for extradition of the Hungarian exiles.…
• The events of September 27, 1849 The events of September 27, 1849 General Klapka signs preliminary agreement for the evacuation of Komárom's fort. Terms…
• October  1849 : Retribution October 1849: Retribution.Komárom's evacuation begins. ( Oct 2 - see September 27 agreement ). Some30,000 defenders leave over a…
• The events of October 2, 1849 The events of October 2, 1849 Komárom's evacuation begins. Some 20,000 defenders leave over a three day period.…
• Arad commemorative statue Arad commemorative statue Unveiled September 1890 in the "Szabadság tér" ("Freedom Square") of Arad (today "Avram Iancu" square).…
• Martyrs of Arad Martyrs of AradLajos Aulich Born 1793 in Pozsony; professional soldier, lieutenant colonel in the Austrian army. He became…
• The events of October 6, 1849 The events of October 6, 1849 By order of an Austrian imperial military court, Prime Minister Batthyány was…
• The events of October 10, 1849 The events of October 10, 1849 Through military court sentence, László Csányi (former minister of transportation) and Baron…
• The events of October 24, 1849 The events of October 24, 1849 Haynau promulgates temporary administrative regulations, including jurisdictional changes. Croatia (including the Muraköz)…
• Commemorations Unveiling of Görgey statue.On May 21 1998 a "reconstituted" equestrian statue of famed (and controversial) General ArturGörgey was…
• epilogue Epilogue. Arad execution (left)*The revolution and war of liberation left indelible marks on the people of the Carpathian…
• Kossuth Statue (NY): Current Activities — 1848-49 Project Current activities New York NY : Riverside Drive (corner 113th st) Louis Kossuth Statue and Plaza renovation project.…
• Hungary Invaded (December 30, 1848) Hungary invaded Kossuth had been unhappy with Görgey's strategy of withdrawals and prevailed on his rival, General Perczel,…
• Dembinski Count Henryk Dembinski, a graduate of the Vienna Engineering Academy, had supported the Polish Grand Duchy created by…