Görgei Artúr, a szabadságharc hadvezére
Artúr Görgei, the Military Leader of the 1848-49 War of Independence

Summary/Abstract: Artúr Görgei was perhaps the most outstanding general of the 1848-49 Hungarian War of Independence: a man of unparalleled military talent both in Hungary and in international comparison. Although he began his military career in 1848 simply as first lieutenant, he disposed over several tens of thousands of troops by 1849. It is mainly thanks to the army directed by him that Austria was forced to admit its weakness at the end of April 1849 by demanding Russia’s aid in order to suppress the Hungarian War of Independence. It was one of the habitual anomalies of national self-evaluation that after August 1849, the majority of the Hungarian public opinion blamed not the overwhelming adversary force for the defeat, but the general who actually resisted the enemy outnumbering the Hungarian troops as long as it was reasonable. It was the public’s mistaken judgement that later on prevented Görgei from joining – according to his competences – in the public life and military politics of Hungary having regained its independence after 1867.

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