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description: The Honvd Army 1848 - 1849 by Gyz SomogyiA Honvdsereg 1848-1849 / A Millennium in The Military - Egy Ezredv Hadban / Paperback 2016 / HM ZrnyiEnglish - Hungarian Bilingual editionAbout The Historian and graphic artist Gyz Somogyi (1942) has spent decades researching Hungarian military history and painting accurate illustrations. He is an experimental archaeologist and an active hussar re-enactor so he has personally tested many of the clothing and equipment presented in the series. More than a dozen of his full color albums have already been published in Hungarian and German.English King Ferdinand V - named Ferdinand. I the Kaiser of Austria - gave royal assent to the civil the of the Hungarian Kingdom and appointed the independent Hungarian government in the spring of 1848. with transformed into a state in personal union wit the Habsburg Monarchy. In December 1848 Ferdinand was forced to abdicate in Austria. The constitution was annulled on behalf of his successor the 18-year-old Francis Joseph and an offensive was launched against Hungary from all directions. To protect freedom and the country the Hungarian government raised the young Honvd army in a few The Hungarian Revolution and War of Independence started. The strength of the Hungarian military grew to 170000 men 100 siege-guns and 517 field guns. During the victorious spring campaign in 1849 this army defeated the imperial forces. At that point Austria turned to Tzar Nicholas I for help. In the summer of 1849 200000 Russian troops at-tacked Hungary and - together with the reorganized 180000-strong Austrian army - defeated the Hungarian army that fought heroically to defend the country. The main body of the Hungarian army capitulated in August 1849 and the last stronghold the fortress of Komrom surrendered in October.
language: English
title: The Honvéd Army 1848 - 1849 / A Honvédsereg 1848-1849
publisher: HM Zrínyi