Battle of Budaörs

Battle of Budaörs; Budaörsi csata
	Part of Charles I of Austria's attempts to retake the throne of Hungary
Date	23–24 October 1921
Location	Budaörs, Kingdom of Hungary
Result	Regentist victory; expellation of Charles IV from Hungary
Belligerents
Loyalist volunteer militias	Regentist forces
Commanders and leaders
Charles IV of Hungary; Gyula Ostenburg-Moravek; Antal Lehár	Miklós Horthy; Pál Nagy (general); Gyula Gömbös
Strength
2000, mainly loyalist soldiers of Ostenburg-Moravek and some local garrison forces	6000, initially volunteer forces including some 400 university students
Casualties and losses
19 dead, 62 wounded	Unknown, at least 14?

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.

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