Battle of Mezőkövesd

The Battle of Mezőkövesd was a battle in the Hungarian war of Independence of 1848-1849, fought on 30 October 1848 between the cavalry of the Hungarian revolutionary Army led by Colonel András Gáspár and Lieutenant Colonel György Kmety against the cavalry of the Austrian Empire led by Major General Franz Deym von Stritež, which attacked the retreating Hungarian main army's rearguard formed by the Kmety division, retreating after the lost Battle of Kápolna from 26 to 27 February. The Hungarian hussars and artillery put the Austrian cavalry to flight. This victory gave a moral boost to the Hungarians and shook the overconfidence of the Austrian main commander Field Marshal Alfred I, Prince of Windisch-Grätz who reported after the Battle of Kápolna, that he scattered them and destroyed the rebellious hordes, and that he will capture the nest of the rebellion, Debrecen in a few days.

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1849 Battle of Mezőkövesd

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1552 Siege of Eger

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1596 1596 Siege of Eger

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1596 Battle of Keresztes

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1849 Battle of Kápolna

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict		Battle of Kompolt	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1552	Siege of Eger	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1596	1596 Siege of Eger	Ottoman Empire, siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1596	Battle of Keresztes	Ottoman Empire, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1849	Battle of Kápolna	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1849	Battle of Mezőkövesd	battle	Wikidata