Görgey was a swell choice for the commander-in-chief position. Units were concentrated, new were drafted and he used them well. He beat Windisch-Grätz at Isaszeg (April 6), and turned the tables. The Spring Campaign proved to be successful although the main imperial force managed to slip out of their hands. Nevertheless they pushed the front back to the western border, they broke the siege of Komárom - an important fortress at the Danube west from the capital -, liberated Pest and recaptured Buda Castle. The War of Independence reached it's peak, now most of the country was under the control of the Hungarian government. The Hungarian Defence Force proved it can be a match for the imperial army.
The new challenge was the political situation. In a previous thread (October 6th, commemoration of the Martyrs of Arad) I wrote that just before the Revolution our nation could take four possible ways to implement the reforms that finally would dismantle the feudal structures. These routs all had their proponents whom constantly argued about implementation. The paths:
1. Proceed in a very cautious fashion with the lead of the Habsburg Court, small steps without great trauma;
2. constitutional monarchy with the Habsburgs at the helm, but apply the changes without their lead, their role was of the passive consenter's;
3. constitutional monarchy without the Habsburgs, fuck them;
4. republic.