Kossuth and Gorgey the Political-Military Relationship in the Hungarian War of Independence 1848-1849

<p>In the spring of 1849 the rebel Hungarians defeated the Austrian army and liberated their country. The leaders of this struggle were Louis Kossuth one of Hungary's most brilliant statesmen and Arthur Gorgey one of Hungary's most talented generals. Franz Joseph I of Austria begged for help to Nicholas I the Russian Tsar who in the name of the Holy Alliance sent 200000 soldiers to put down the Hungarian revolution. The two great patriots Kossuth and Gorgey saw differently how Hungary could win and they clashed over how to wage the war against the heavy odds. The politician intervened into operations while the general wanted to dictate the policy of the country. They did so when Hungary had no time for the luxury of internal conflicts. Nevertheless the War of Independence did not fail due to domestic challenges but it was inevitably defeated by the combined Russo-Austrian offensive. This thesis is going to be a concise history of the armed conflict with special emphasis on the relationship between Governor-president Louis Kossuth and General Arthur Gorgey the political and the military leaders of the War of Independence.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p><br>