Siege of Buda (1849)

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The Siege of Buda (1849) was a key Hungarian revolutionary victory in which Honvéd forces captured the Buda Castle from Austrian imperial troops during the Hungarian War of Independence.

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Buda Castle siege of 1849 1
Siege of Buda (1849) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
siege
alsoKnownAs Buda Castle siege of 1849
Buda ostroma (1849)
linked to: Budavár
attacker Hungarian Honvéd forces
attackingCommander Artúr Görgei
belligerent Austrian imperial troops
Hungarian Honvéd Army
cause Hungarian struggle for independence from the Habsburg Monarchy
chronologyWithinConflict late phase of the Hungarian Spring Campaign
combatant Hungarian Honvéd Army
Imperial Austrian Army
commander Artúr Görgei
Heinrich Hentzi von Arthurm
conflict Hungarian War of Independence
country Kingdom of Hungary
countryAtTime Austrian Empire
date May 4–21, 1849
defender Austrian garrison of Buda Castle
endTime 1849-05-21
followedBy Russian intervention in the Hungarian War of Independence
garrisonCommander Heinrich Hentzi von Arthurm
hasLanguage German
Hungarian
historicalPeriod 19th century
location Buda
Buda Castle
Kingdom of Hungary
Pest-Buda
notableFor death of Austrian commander Heinrich Hentzi
heavy damage to Buda Castle and surrounding areas
objective capture of Buda Castle
opponent Austrian Empire
Hungarian Revolutionary Army
partOf European Revolutions of 1848
linked to: 1848 revolutions

Hungarian Revolution of 1848
Spring Campaign (Hungarian War of Independence)
placeOf Danube River region
linked to: Danube region
precededBy Spring Campaign of the Hungarian Honvéd Army
relatedTo Battle of Isaszeg
Battle of Komárom (1849)
result Hungarian victory
significance major morale boost for Hungarian forces
secured the Hungarian revolutionary government’s control over the capital
startTime 1849-05-04
used artillery bombardment
assault on fortress walls

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Revolution of 1848 in Hungary significantEvent Siege of Buda (1849)
Siege of Buda (1849) alsoKnownAs Buda Castle siege of 1849
linked to: Siege of Buda (1849)