Second Battle of Komárom (1849)

Second Battle of Komárom
Part of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848
The Second Battle of Komárom. A painting by Mór Than
Date 2 July 1849 Location Komárom, Kingdom of Hungary Result Hungarian pyrrhic victory[1]
Belligerents
Hungarian Revolutionary Army	Austrian Empire  Russian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Artúr Görgei (WIA)  György Klapka	Julius Jacob von Haynau  Franz Schlik  Ludwig von Wohlgemuth  Feodor Sergeyevich Panyutyin
Strength
Total: 26,884 men - II. corps: 5925 - III. corps: 7766 - VII. corps: 10,661 - VIII. corps: 2444 131 cannons[2]	Total: 52,185 men - I. corps: 18,523 - Reserve corps: 15,549 - Cavalry division: 4259 - Panyutyin division: 11,672 - Other units: 2187 234 cannons Did not participated: III. corps: 12,558 men 42 cannons[3]
Casualties and losses
Total: 1500 men	Total: 890 men - 140 dead - 588 wounded - 162 missing and captured[4]

Memorial column for the Battle of Ács

The Second Battle of Komárom, sometimes known as the Battle of Ács, started on 2 July. The Austrian Supreme Commander Julius Jacob von Haynau and Schlik jointly attacked Komárom at 5 am. Görgey commanded the right flank and the middle, and Klapka commanded the left flank. Károly Leiningen-Westerburg fought against the Austrian army at Mocsa, but after the first couple of successes the Hungarian army had to withdraw. Klapka, seeing the bigger Austrian army, withdrew his legion from Szőny to Újszőny.

Leiningen started the fight, but the Austrian army won it. Major Rakovszky and Ernő Poeltenberg's attacks were more successful. They occupied the monastery and Herkálypuszta. After this, Klapka gave the order to retake Ószőny. The fight at Ószőny ended with Hungarian success.

Meanwhile, at the monastery the Austrians were successful: they occupied the vineyard on the hill and got nearer towards to the Hungarians. After they put their flag as a symbol of victory, they fought with the hiding Hungarians on Elisabeth Island. The Hungarians made them retreat to Ács.

After the attack on the monastery, around 5 pm, Klapka started to attack Ószőny. The Austrians won two attacks, but they lost the third and had to retreat to Mocsa. At the same time Poeltenberg and Görgey attacked the Ausrians and won. At Csém he confronted the Russian army and lost. Görgey had other unsuccessful attacks and he himself was injured. The battle ended around 8 pm. The Austrian army lost 900 men, the Hungarian loss was approximately 1,500 men.

See also

• First Battle of Komárom
• Third Battle of Komárom (1849)

Notes

1. Hermann 2013, pp. 43.
2. Hermann 2004, pp. 303.
3. Hermann 2004, pp. 303.
4. Hermann 2004, pp. 303.

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