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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.
Fought2 April 1849
WhereHungary47.673N, 19.683E
OutcomeHungarian victory
BelligerentsHungary; 20px Polish LegionagainstAustria
Casualties and losses20 killed or woundedandTotal: 202; -48 dead; -49 wounded; -85 missing and prisoner
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 Lučenec, 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, 184918481849Battle of Hatvan, 1849
30 placed engagements of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date2 April 1849
PlaceHungary
47.673N, 19.683E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
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
Commanders
Battle of HatvanBattle of HatvanBattle of IsaszegBattle of TápióbicskeBattle of KápolnaFirst Battle of VácBattle of RomhányBattle of IsaszegBattle of TápióbicskeBattle of KápolnaFirst Battle of VácBattle of RomhányMiskolcKošiceDebrecenSzolnokZvolenOradeaSzékesfehérvárKecskemét100 km47.673N, 19.683E
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Battle of Hatvan is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 128 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.