Battle of Moson | |||||||
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Part of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 | |||||||
"The Battle of Moson" (Armee Bulletin III) | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Hungarian Revolutionary Army | Austrian Empire | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Artúr Görgei | Josip Jelačić | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
~1,000 men 1 ½ batteries[1] |
~1,000 men 2 batteries[2] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
0[3] |
many men dead 1 man captured many horses killed[3] |
The Battle of Moson was a battle in the Hungarian war of Independence of 1848-1849, fought on 30 October 1848 between the cavalry of the Hungarian revolutionary Army led by General Artúr Görgei against the cavalry of the Austrian Empire led by Lieutenant General Josip Jelačić, wanted to attack the retreating Hungarian main army. Görgei's artillery and hussars put the Austrian cavalry to flight, then continued their retreat to Győr.