Battle of Hetény
Battle of the Hungarian War of Independence of 1848–1849 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Battle of Hetény, fought on 5 September 1849, between Hungarian Hussars led by General György Klapka and a Russian detachment of Cossacks was one of the last battles of the Hungarian War of Independence. After the surrender of the Hungarian army led by General Artúr Görgei at Szőlős, one of the last strongholds of the Hungarian independence was the fortress of Komárom, which now was being surrounded by Austrian and Russian troops. The small reconnaissance unit of Hungarian hussars which tried to acquire knowledge about the enemy's strength, was attacked by a platoon of Russian cossacks, but the Hungarians defeated them, using the tactic of feigned retreat. These kind of small scaled battles and skirmishes between Hungarian troops with the Austrian and Russian besieging units continued until the surrender of the fortress of Komárom on 2 October 1849.
Battle of Hetény | |||||||
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Part of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Hungarian Revolutionary Army | Russian Empire | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
György Klapka Lajos Csomortányi | Unknown | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
c.315 hussars[1] | 300-350 cossacks[1] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
7 dead; 12 wounded; many horses[2] |