The Six-Day Battle – the Gödöllő Maneuver – 1-6 April 1849 Cover Image

A hatnapos csata – a gödöllői hadművelet (1849. április 1–6.)
The Six-Day Battle – the Gödöllő Maneuver – 1-6 April 1849

Author(s): Róbert Hermann
Subject(s): Military history, 19th Century
Published by: Korunk Baráti Társaság
Keywords: the Hungarian Revolution and War of Independence of 1848-1849; the 1849 spring campaign; the spring campaign of 1849; Artúr Görgei

Summary/Abstract: This study presents one of the most successful campaigns of the Hungarian Revolution and War of Independence of 1848-1849, the first part of the 1849 spring campaign, the so-called “Gödöllõ Maneuver”, which had the main Hungarian army pressing toward Pest under the leadership of Artúr Görgei. Their aim was to expel the main imperial army, stationed between the Danube and the Tisza, to surround part of them in the Gödöllõ area or at least to repel them back to the capital. The maneuver was endangered by the enemy forces having the upper hand and because the two attacking columns have moved away from each other at a distance of several days land. Nevertheless, the plan was essentially successful. The Hungarian army had won three victories in six days (Hatvan, 2 April; 4 April, Tápióbicske; 6 April, Isaszeg), and was able to secure its local dominance even in the final clash of forces.

  • Issue Year: 2019
  • Issue No: 03
  • Page Range: 40-48
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Hungarian