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Why did Lajos Kossuth resign as governor of Hungary in August 1849?
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Lajos Kossuth
Lajos Kossuth, lithograph, 1849.
Lajos Kossuth resigned as governor of Hungary in August 1849 because he recognized that the military situation had become hopeless following the intervention of Russian armies on behalf of the Austrian Empire.12
Facing overwhelming odds, Kossuth abdicated his position on August 11, 1849, and transferred his authority to the Hungarian general ArtĂșr Görgey. Shortly thereafter, Kossuth fled the country to seek refuge in Turkey, while Görgey surrendered the remaining Hungarian forces to the Russian commander at VilĂĄgos on August 13, 1849.123