Ihász István - Pintér János szerk.: Történeti Muzeológiai Szemle: A Magyar Múzeumi Történész Társulat Évkönyve 6. (Budapest, 2006)

IV. Kiállítások - Nagy István: A pápai ütközet az újabb kutatások tükrében. Beszámoló a „Kiváló manőver az 1809-es magyarországi hadjárat és a pápai ütközet" című konferenciáról

The Battle of Pápa reconsidered in the view of recent researches. Report on the conference "Excellent manoeuvre. The campaign of 1809 against Hungary and the Battle of Pápa" István Nagy International interest shown recently in the Napoleonic Wars' campaign of 1809 against Hungary and the Battle of Pápa on 12 June brought about significant achievements. In the light of new achievements the course and significance of the battle needs to be reconsidered. French troops attacked Hungary from three directions in order that they could prevent the troop of Archduke John retreating from Graz from joining the main body of the army at Marchfeld (Morvamező). The French main force attacked from the direction of Wiener Neustadt (Bécsújhely). The roads from Graz and Wiener Neustadt crossed each other near Pápa, thus, the French Commander-in-Chief Eugene de Beauharnais planned a large-scale battle there. His calculations were upset by the rapid retreat of Archduke John, nevertheless it came to a significant rear-guard fighting near Pápa, in which the French cavalry first beat the Hungarian cavalry stationing at the village of Borsosgyőr, near the town, and then defeated an infantry battalion on the outskirts of the town. The town also witnessed heated fights, but the vigorous French attack soon swept the Hungarian troops in defensive position away. Archduke John's rear-guard defended itself at the Calvary along the road to Győr. Allied to the French, the infantry brigade of Baden together with the cavalry led by General Grouchy, the later marshal, marched up against the royal-princely rear-guard and then forced them back in a lengthy and hard fight. The researches indicate that the collision covered a larger area and was more significant than was formerly thought. Recent researches, moreover, managed to identify the officers killed during the course of the battle. Major Ay et (chef d'escadron) was formerly identified, but by now further data on him are available. The other officer killed, lieutenant (Premicrlieutenant) of the second line infantry regiment of Baden, named Christian Müller, however, was totally unknown before. The Count Károly Esterházy Castle and the Country Museum in Pápa dedicated an international scholarly conference to the history of the battle on 11-12 June 2005, titled "Excellent manoeuvre. The campaign of 1809 against Hungary and the Battle of Pápa", where outstanding Hungarian and local scholars specialised in the history of the era as well as scholars from six other countries took part. The proceedings of the conference under publication.