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Opposition Party
The Opposition Party was established.
Kossuth Lajos, Deák Ferenc, Batthyány
Liberal reformers (Opposition Manifesto)
a representative parliament; responsible government; general taxation; equality before law etc. -
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The last feudal diet
The contribution of the nobility to municipal tax was accepted; general taxation was rejected; entailment was abolished. -
End of 1848
Móga resigned → Görgey Arthúr
Ferdinand V was deposed → Francis Joseph (1848-1916)
Windischgrӓtz launched a large-scale campaign against Hungary → success -
End of 1848
Windischgrӓtz launched a large-scale campaign against Hungary → success.
On 30th December a major Hungarian force was badly beaten at the Battle of Mór, so Kossuth ordered the evacatuion of the capital.
Móga resigned → Görgey Arthúr -
The revolution of 1848 in Hungary
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April Laws
Although the revolution failed, it is one of the most significant events in Hungary's modern history, forming the cornerstone of modern Hungarian national identity. -
April Laws
The April Laws reformed suffrage laws and allowed the election of the Hungarian national assembly in Pest in the summer of 1848. The April Laws called for liberty of press and regulated the administration of counties and cities. -
The begginning of the War of Independence
Batthyány resigned (Széchenyi suffered a
nervous breakdown, he was taken to a mental asylum).
Hungarian revolution --> self-defense war -
Fight of Jelacic
Jelacic troops were defeated in the Battle of Pákozd. The commander-in-chief was General Móga János. He chased Jelacic until the border of Austria and stopped there. -
The National Defense Committee
organized the defense of the country → controlled the army
executive power
headed by Kossuth -
Another Revolution
The Viennese broke out another revolution, which triumphed on 6th October 1848. Windischgratz was appointed the commander-in-chief of all Habsburg armies. -
Windischgrӓtz defeated Móga
Móga entered Austria in the end of October.
Hungarian and Austrian revolutionaries couldn't join forces. The Hungarian army was easiely put to flight by the concentrated Austrian troops at the Battle of Schwechat.