Hungarian–Czechoslovak War

The Hungarian–Czechoslovak War, or Northern Campaign (Hungarian: északi hadjárat), was fought between the Hungarian Soviet Republic and the First Czechoslovak Republic from April to June 1919.

Hungarian–Czechoslovak war
Part of the 1918–20 revolutions and interventions in Hungary

Territory recovered by the Hungarian Soviet Republic (light red) in today Slovakia and minor parts in today Hungary, in May–June 1919
DateNovember 1918 – 23 June 1919
Location
present-day Slovakia, Carpathian Ruthenia, Hungary
Result

Czechoslovak victory

  • Hungarian retreat after diplomatic negotiations with the Entente
  • Formation and then dissolution of the Slovak Soviet Republic
Belligerents
 Hungarian Republic
(until 21 March 1919)
 Soviet Hungary
(from 21 March 1919)
Supported by:
 Soviet Russia
 Czechoslovakia
Hungarian anti-communists
Supported by:
 France
 Romania
Commanders and leaders
Béla Kun
Aurél Stromfeld
Ferenc Julier
Vilmos Böhm
Tomáš Masaryk
František Schöbl
Josef Štika
Josef Šnejdárek
Josef Votruba
Strength
80,000 20,000
Casualties and losses
unknown dead
~450 captured
864
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