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lutions put do He removed Windi h tz from command in Hung and asked the R for help. They pr ed to nd 2 , tr ps, and Hun ry was forced into submi ion Radetzky played his part by su duing the I with a crushing victory at Novara (M ch 26, 1 9> The 8 year ld general w eatly aid by the Tyrole , true to the memory of Andr Ho r and as always loyal to the Em r.
To charge of domestic licy, Franz J f ch ch, who pr ceeded to put throu im rtant reforms with the Em ror's approv Among the ref which made Austria pro bly the m t just nation in Euro , were the followin the judiciary reformed and p ted from e executive to provide checks and lanc trial by jury tablish inte pa rts a lishe taxation made more fair; l al ve ment strength­ ene the "ro t" (a requirement that ts had to do a certain amount of work for the ndlords) a lish education refo ed. Furthermore, the hi est reers in the Im r rvice, whether civil or military, were o n to men every cl The only requirement was talent is situation w far different from Englan r e mple, where the w lthy land wning
c ntrolled iety. The Austrian Empire al had indust tion without the evils of z-faire pitalism. In addition, the Austrian gov­ e ent offic were by and large ef cient, humane and incorruptibl Fra J f would never allow the strong to oppr the weak. When he made es, they were the es made by a ther who is l king out for the t inter ts of children but d sn't always e all cts of a proble
e mili ry did not f e as well other as c of iety. e head of the rial Military Chancellery was rl Gru e, who uad F J f to Supreme Com nder in fact as well as in name. This was not a wi decision, since F J f did not have the talents need for t b, although he w vitally inter ted the military (and, in fact, a t ways dre in a military un orm and r m t of his life slept on a p t} The Aust n military w backward and inefficient Radetzky had made reforms in training and organi tion, but Grunne un­ did them The Austri y l ked fine on the parade ound in their dre u orms, but as ex rience would show did not do well on the ttlefield
Fr J f aga t the World
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