Uprising in West-Hungary | |||||||||
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Map of present-day Burgenland in Austria, the area of the short-lived state of Lajtabánság and military conflicts | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Austria Contents | Rongyos Gárda Lajtabánság Bosnian and Albanian Muslim volunteers | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Johannes Schober Robert Davy Anton Petzt Rudolf Plenert | Pál Prónay Iván Héjjas Gyula Ostenburg-Moravek Mihály Francia Kiss Károly Kaszala István Friedrich Gyula Gömbös Huszein Durics Hilmi | ||||||||
Strength | |||||||||
~500 Austrian police officers and gendarmeries | ~500–600 | ||||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||||
12 killed 46 wounded | 24 killed |
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The following lists events in the year 1919 in Hungary.
The following lists events in the year 1918 in Hungary.
The following lists events in the year 1920 in Hungary.
The following lists events in the year 1921 in Hungary.
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