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Battle of Perlasz

Battle of Perlasz was a battle fought on 2 September 1848 at Perlez, in what is now Serbia. It was part of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, which ran from 1848 to 1849. The recorded result: Hungarian victory. Recorded strength: ~ 2,500 men; 20 cannons against ~ 5,000; 12 cannons.

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Fought2 September 1848
WherePerlez, Serbia45.214N, 20.381E
OutcomeHungarian victory
BelligerentsHungaryagainstAustrian Empire; Serbian Vojvodina
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 Perlasz, 1848
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 September 1848
PlacePerlez, Serbia
45.214N, 20.381E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength~ 2,500 men; 20 cannons~ 5,000; 12 cannons
Casualties and losses14 men dead; 69 men wounded; 15 horses dead; 6 horses wounded260–450 men dead; 400 men wounded; 10 cannons
Commanders
  • Ernő Kiss
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Battle of Perlasz is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 115 in present-day Serbia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1232875, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Perlasz, revision 1370271775, 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.