Hadászati vezetés a gödöllői hadjáratban
Military Leadership in the Gödöllő Campaign

Summary/Abstract: In the study of the events of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, it is indispensable to high-light the role of the art of war, that is the author deems it necessary that contemporary military-technical considerations be represented according to their importance in the de-scription, and especially in the assessment, of particular operations and battles. As it is ob-vious that military leaders of opposing forces tried to live up to contemporary regulations and the spirit of the art of warfare. Accordingly, the paper describes the most important principles of strategic leadership in the middle of the 19th century and their application in one of the most successful operations by the Hungarian army. It is an unconcealed aim of the paper to assess the activity of the leaders of the Hungarian army between April 1 and 6, 1849 from a technical point of view, instead of a political, emotional or any other one. The operations at Gödöllő were the first part of the so called spring campaign in which the main Hungarian army took the initiative and, in two battles as well as at the battle of Isaszeg, defeated the imperial army. Yet, the goals were only partially reached as the army led by General Windisch-Grätz avoided the decisive engagement. The ensuing operational circumstances placed the Hungarian side in a favourable situation to carry on with the campaign and pursue its political and military goals. These results were attributable to the smooth cooperation between Lajos Kossuth and General Artúr Görgei on the one hand and the higher commanders of the army on the other. These leaders could successfully make use of the army the soldiers of which had a strong desire to win.

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