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Battle of Schwechat

Battle of Schwechat was a battle fought on 30 October 1848 at Schwechat, in what is now Austria. It was part of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, which ran from 1848 to 1849. The recorded result: Austro-Croatian victory; Hungarian advance on Vienna failed. Recorded strength: 27,655 men; 82 cannons against 33,000 men; 75 cannons.

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The Battle of Schwechat
The Battle of Schwechat. Anton Ziegler, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought30 October 1848
WhereSchwechat, Austria48.141N, 16.479E
OutcomeAustro-Croatian victory; Hungarian advance on Vienna failed
BelligerentsHungaryagainstAustria; Croatia
Casualties and losses200–800and22 dead; 59/62 wounded; 8/12 missing
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 Schwechat, 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

Date30 October 1848
PlaceSchwechat, Austria
48.141N, 16.479E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength27,655 men; 82 cannons33,000 men; 75 cannons
Casualties and losses200–80022 dead; 59/62 wounded; 8/12 missing
Battle of SchwechatBattle of SchwechatBattle of Aspern-EsslingFirst Turkish Siege of ViennaSecond Turkish Siege of ViennaSiege of ViennaSiege of ViennaBattle of Aspern-EsslingBrnoLinzGrazGyőrZlínŽilinaSzékesfehérvárSzombathely100 km48.141N, 16.479E
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Battle of Schwechat is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 69 in present-day Austria.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q919739, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Schwechat, revision 1380926923, 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.