page_title: Hungarian–Romanian War
section_title: Romanian occupation of Budapest
hierarchical_section_title: Hungarian–Romanian War / July 1919 – August 1919 / Romanian occupation of Budapest
caption_attribution_description: English: Romanian Army in front of the Hungarian Parliament, Budapest, 1919. Română: Armata Română în fața Parlamentului din Budapesta, 1919.
context_page_description: The Hungarian–Romanian War was fought between Hungary and Romania from 13 November 1918 to 3 August 1919. It started as a Romanian military campaign on the eastern parts of the self-disarmed Kingdom of Hungary on 13 November 1918, and continued against the First Hungarian Republic, and from March 1919 against the Hungarian Soviet Republic. The Romanian Army occupied large parts of Hungary until 28 March 1920, when eventually retreated back to the demarcation lines.
context_section_description: Romanian forces continued their advance towards Budapest. On 3 August, under the command of General Gheorghe Rusescu, three squadrons of the 6th Cavalry Regiment of the 4th Brigade entered Budapest. Until midday on 4 August, 400 Romanian soldiers with two artillery guns held Budapest. Then the bulk of the Romanian troops arrived in the city and a parade was held through the city center in front of the commander, General Moşoiu. Romanian forces continued their advance into Hungary and stopped at Győr.
  The incursion of Romania into Hungary caused the heaviest fighting of the war. The Romanian army casualties were 123 officers and 6,434 soldiers — 39 officers and 1,730 soldiers killed, 81 officers and 3,125 soldiers wounded, and three officers and 1,579 soldiers missing in action. As of 8 August, the Romanians forces had captured 1,235 Hungarian officers and 40,000 soldiers, seized 350 guns—including two with a caliber of 305 mm—332 machine guns, 52,000 rifles and 87 airplanes.
caption: Romanian army in front of the Hungarian Parliament, Budapest, 1919.
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