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Military history of Hungary
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| History of Hungary |
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| Second World War |
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| History of the Jews in Hungary |
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| History of Transylvania |
The military history of Hungary includes battles fought in the Carpathian Basin, nations occupying Hungary, and the military history of the Hungarian people regardless of geography.
Hungary, due to its geographical position in the Carpathian Basin, one of the most fertile lands in Europe, was a common target of larger, more powerful nations such as Austria and the Ottoman Empire. The Magyar peoples, once conquered, did not take the loss of their nation lightly. In the period of its existence, Hungary has many historically-documented rebellions, including the Bobâlna revolt in 1437 and The 1514 peasant rebellion, which was led by György Dózsa.
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- Kuruc Rebellion in 1678 and 1703
- 1848 Revolution
The Hungarians settled the Carpathian Basin in 895, after a somewhat unsuccessful war drove the Bulgars partially out of it. Led by Árpád, he would go on to lead a dynasty officially lasting until 1301, though the Drummond and House of Croÿ claim descent.
- For more information on Árpád's dynasty, see Árpád dynasty
The Magyars continued to raid adjecent countries for many years, until forces of Eastern Francia led by Otto I defeated them at Lechfeld. Before their decisive defeat, the Hungarians demonstrated a use of siege weapons, including a battering ram at the Siege of Ausburg. Years later, the Hungarians took up arms against Croatia, and won a bloody victory at Gvozd Mountain. Forcing personal union, King Coloman of Hungary was crowned as king of Croatia in 1102. The two states were united until 1918.
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- 894-904: Magyar-Bulgar War
- 895: Magyar-Bulgar-Byzantine conflict; occupation of the Carpathian Basin
- Magyar Incursions into the Holy Roman Empire
- 907: Battle of Pressburg
- 955: Battle of Lechfeld
- 1091-1097: Croat-Hungarian War
- Komnenian restoration (1167)
- Mongolian Occupation (1241-1242)
- Hungarian-Wallachian Wars (1325-1330)
- 1330: Battle of Posada
- Intermittent border war with the Ottoman Empire (1396-1479)
- 1396: Battle of Nicopolis
- 1444: Battle of Varna
- 1444: Battle of Jalowaz
- 1448: Battle of Kosovo
- 1456: Battle of Belgrade
- 1479: Battle of Kenyérmező
- Hungarian-Moldovian War ()
- Ottoman-Hungarian War (1521-1526; 1541)
- 1521: Battle of Belgrade
- 1526: Battle of Mohács
- 1541: Battle of Buda
- Hapsburg-Ottoman War (1566-1588, 1592-1606, 1663-1664)
- 1566: Battle of Szigetvár
- 1588: Battle of Szikszó
- 1599: Battle of Sellemberk
- 1600: Battle of Miriszlo
- 1664: Battle of Saint Gotthard
- Great Turkish War (1667-1699)
- Second Haspburg-Ottoman War (1716-1718)
- 1716: Battle of Petervarad
- 1848 Revolution
- Bohn, H.G. (1854). Hungary and Its Revolutions from the Earliest Period to the Nineteenth Century. ASIN B000H48F74.
- Miklós, Molnár; Anna Magyar (2001). A Consise History of Hungary. Cambridge: Cambridge Universtiy Press, pp. 1-138. ISBN 0-521-66736-4.
- Szemere, Bertalan (1860). Image:Hungary_from_1848_to_1860.pdf. Cambridge: R. Bentley, pp. 1-269. ISBN 0-521-66736-4.
- Lendvai, Paul; Jeferson Decker (2003). The Hungarians: A Thousand Years of Victory in Defeat. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, pp. 1-664. ISBN 0-691-11406-4.