Fourth Battle of Komárom (1849)

Fourth Battle of Komárom (1849)
	Part of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848
Date	30 July, 3 August 1849
Location	Komárom, Kingdom of Hungary
Result	Hungarian victory
Belligerents
Hungarian Revolutionary Army	Austrian Empire
Commanders and leaders
György Klapka	Anton Csorich
Strength
Total: 19,124 men, 292 cannons; - II. corps: 9,564 men (8,561 infantry, 1,003 cavalry), 28 cannons; - VIII. corps: 7560 men, 20 cannons; - Sappers: 800 men; - The artillery of the fortress: 1,200 men, 244 cannons	Total: 13,841 men, 62 cannons; - Pott brigade: 3,239 men, 6 cannons; - Colloredo division: 10,602 men, 56 cannons
Casualties and losses
Total: 224 men; -30 July: 3 dead, 11 wounded; -3 August: 80 dead, 130 wounded	Total: 799 (1,000)/ 2,000 men, 21 cannons; -30 July: 22 dead, 32 wounded, 165 missing and captured; -3 August: 195 dead, 97 wounded, 507 missing and captured

The Fourth Battle of Komárom was fought in 30 July and 3 August 1849 between the Hungarian garrison of the fortress of Komárom led by General György Klapka and the besieging Austrian army led by Lieutenant field marshal Anton Freiherr Csorich von Monte Creto. Thanks to the capturing, by a Hungarian detachment of Hussars, of a statement containing the number of the besieging Austrian II. corps, Klapka understood, that he actually has numerical superiority over the besiegers. So in two sorties made on 30 July and 3 August he managed to crush their siege on the northern, then also on the southern section of the fortress, chasing them towards West, and causing them heavy losses. Thanks to this victory Klapka liberated the region between Komárom and Győr, planning to attack Austria, when he learned about the surrender of the Hungarian main troops from 13 August, and as result of this, he retreated with his troops in Komárom.

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