Hungarian War of Independence (Failed Revolutions)

The Hungarian War of Independence was a military conflict that engulfed central Europe that occurred from 1865 to 1873 between the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Germany and the Kingdom of Hungary backed by Poland-Lithuania and the Ottoman Empire. After a series of initial defeats, the Hungarian Revolutionaries called for the support for the Ottomans and the Polish-Lithuanians resulting in a Counter-Attack that pushed the Austrians back into Austria and saw the occupation of Bosnia and Galicia by the Hungarians and their allies by 1867.

From 1868 onwards the War transformed into a War of Attrition. During this war of attrition, the Hungarians and their allies slowly advanced into Austria though failing to secure Croatia but at the cost of heavy casualties. During the Battle for Graz (1871), the Hungarian-allied advance halted and further attempts to capture Graz and Vienna ended in failure during the Battle of Bratislava and the Brno Offensive and by 1872 the Polish-Lithuanian war effort had collapsed followed with an economic crisis in the Ottoman Empire forcing both nations to withdraw during Summer 1872 leading to the Austrian Counter Offensive with the Hungarians holding until May 1873.