Victorious battle of the Hungarian War of Independence of 1848-1849 (13 June 1849)
A surprise Hungarian victory at Csorna during the 1848–49 War of Independence, defeating an imperial half brigade and killing its commander.
Key Facts
- Date
- 13 June 1849
- Hungarian commander
- Colonel György Kmety
- Imperial commander
- Major General Franz Wyss
- Imperial commander's fate
- Fatally wounded, died on the battlefield
- Russian reinforcements (incoming)
- 200,000 troops
- Habsburg troop strength
- 170,000 troops
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
Following the liberation of Buda, Hungarian commanders planned an advance toward Vienna before the arrival of a 200,000-strong Russian force sent to assist the 170,000-strong Habsburg army in suppressing the revolution. To secure this offensive, Hungarian forces needed to clear imperial troops from the region west of Buda.
Colonel György Kmety, commanding the 15th division of the VII Hungarian army corps, launched a surprise attack on the imperial half brigade under Major General Franz Wyss near Csorna on 13 June 1849. In heavy fighting, the Hungarians forced the imperial forces to flee. Wyss received a fatal wound during the retreat and died on the battlefield. Simultaneously, two other Hungarian detachments drove Austrian troops from Öttevény and Kóny.
The battle resulted in a clear Hungarian tactical victory, eliminating the local imperial resistance and killing its commander. These coordinated successes cleared Austrian forces from several positions in the region, supporting the broader Hungarian Summer Campaign offensive, though the eventual arrival of Russian forces would later shift the war's outcome decisively against Hungary.
Belligerents & Mobilization Analysis
Side A
1 belligerent
Colonel György Kmety.
Side B
1 belligerent
Major General Franz Wyss.