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| BRIEF FREEDOM The Army of Hungary during the Uprising of 1848–49 Ralph Weaver  • Detailed history of Hungary’s continual fight for independence and their armed forces during their brief respite from colonial rule In 1000 AD the King of Hungary accepted Christianity from the Pope and a crown from the Eastern Roman emperor at Constantinople. Hungary entered mainstream Europe instead of looting and pillaging it. Disaster struck as the Ottoman Turkish onslaught, which swept through the remains of the Byzantine empire flooded through Europe, almost reaching Vienna. Hungary fell before the Ottoman tide apart from a small sliver which looked to the nearest power, the Habsburgs of Austria for protection. The Austrian advance into eastern Europe in the 17th Century gradually recovered Hungary from their Turkish overlords, but instead of restoring its independence, the Habsburgs took the crown for themselves. For the next 150 years the Hungarians tried several times to reassert their sovereignty, without success. In 1848, with Europe rocked by revolutions and the Habsburgs fleeing from an uprising in Vienna, the Hungarian parliament declared, lawfully, their right to govern themselves. To protect their new status they formed a government and ordered the Hungarian regiments in the imperial armies to return home. A regional National Guard was raised to defend the homeland and a new national army, the Honved, was formed to counter the revitalised Austrian forces who invaded the country. This book covers the armed forces of the Hungarian state, the former imperial regiments, National Guards, Honveds, and foreign volunteers, detailing their organisation, uniforms, flags, arms and equipment. Brief biographies of Hungarian generals, and a selection of orders of battle are also included. The book is fully illustrated with superb colour uniform plates by Ron Poulter, and line drawings showing the uniforms and equipment of the various branches of the armed forces of the country during Hungary's brief period of freedom. Reviews |  Publish Date 15/08/2010 Specifications 234 x 156 mm 56 pages pages 18 b/w ills, 4 pages of colour uniform plates 978-1-907677-02-1 £ 21.95 paperback Helion & Company  |
