 In September 1848, Ludwig van Welden was appointed governor of Dalmatia, having military as well civil powers.He also served in the same capacity in Vienna after it was reconquered by imperial troops during the course of the revolution of 1848.After the Prince of Windischgrätz's failure to suppress the revolutionary movements in the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, Ludwig van Welden was given the supreme command of the Austrian army in Hungary in April 1849.