Battle of Budaörs
| Battle of Budaörs Budaörsi csata | |||||||
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| Part of Charles I of Austria's attempts to retake the throne of Hungary | |||||||
University students on the battlefield | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Loyalist volunteer militias | Regentist forces | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Charles IV of Hungary Gyula Ostenburg-Moravek Antal Lehár |
Miklós Horthy Pál Nagy (general) Gyula Gömbös | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 2,000, mainly loyalist soldiers of Ostenburg-Moravek and some local garrison forces | 6,000, initially volunteer forces including some 400 university students | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown, at least 14? | 19 dead, 62 wounded | ||||||
The Battle of Budaörs was a minor armed clash on 23–24 October 1921 between the governmental forces of the Kingdom of Hungary and the loyalist forces of Charles IV of Hungary, who tried to reclaim the throne of Hungary after his resignation in 1918.
In the first section of the fight, the loyalist forces led by Gyula Ostenburg-Moravek captured the city as well as the near village of Budafok, but later in the late evening, the governmental forces' counterattack successfully surrounded the attackers, and disarmed them, later capturing Charles himself on 25 October in Tata, forcing him to give up his claims. Following the victory, the government led by István Bethlen officially stated the dethroning of the Habsburg dynasty.