Battle of Perlasz

Battle of Perlasz
Part of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848

Battle of Perlasz
Date2 September 1848
Location45°12′51″N 20°22′50″E / 45.21417°N 20.38056°E / 45.21417; 20.38056
Result Hungarian victory
Belligerents
 Hungarian Revolutionary Army

Austrian Empire

Commanders and leaders
 Ernő Kiss
 Antal Vetter
Jovan Drakulić
Strength
~ 2,500 men
20 cannons[1]
~ 5,000
12 cannons[1]
Casualties and losses
14 men dead
69 men wounded
15 horses dead
6 horses wounded[1]
260-450 men dead
400 men wounded
10 cannons[1]

The Battle of Perlasz (now Perlez, in the Zrenjanin municipality in the Central Banat District Serbia) was a battle in the Hungarian War of Independence of 1848-1849, fought on 2 September 1848 between the Hungarian Army under the command of Colonel Ernő Kiss and Lieutenant Colonel Antal Vetter against the Serbian insurgents led by Colonel Jovan Drakulić. The Hungarians captured, through heavy fight, the Serbian fortified military camp from Perlasz, being the first important offensive success of the Hungarian army in the Revolutionary war. Although this success could not be exploited because of Kiss's indecision, it had an important moral boost for the Hungarians, and also prevented the Serbians to start an offensive right when the Croatian troops led by Ban Josip Jelačić attacked Hungary, to put an end to the Hungarian independence.

  1. ^ a b c d Hermann 2013, pp. 16.