Revolution of 1848.

 
The progress of the town was interrupted in the mid 19th  century, namely, during the Hungarian Revolution. The social and national differences resulted in menstrous war when the people from Kanjiza participated in the first and unsucceful battle for Szenttamas and after their return, accusing the Serbs for the failure disarmed the Serb members of the Kanizsa National Guard, whereas a number of Serbs became victims of lynch. Early next year, in 1849, supported by the Serbian volunteers, the Serb forces expelled the Hungarian Army from Kanizsa and Martonos in February, and the Hungarian population - afraid of the revange- fled to Horgos and Szeged.

Yet, the situation changed in March: now the Serb supporters of the Emperor were expelled from Martonos and Kanizsa and the Serbs escaped to Banat. The National Guards from Horgos and the Subotica troops of General Percel took part in the conquest of the town as well, when the ruined and robbed town was burned.

During the Revolution, Kanizsa got a regular council and a coat of arms: in the oval signet coat of arms the Serb border guard was replaced by a Hungarian huszar, the form itself was changed to cornered one and the two headed Habsurg eagle was left out ad replaced by crown. The fall of the Revolution though swept away these modifications. The town was conquered by the emperor's army on August 5, 1849 and after a severe battle crossed the river and defeated the tired army of General Guyon. At the end of the Revolution, there were only 105 houses left (from the earlier 1311) in Kanizsa and there are no records on the human losses.

 Dobos János mgr.