Success or Failure? Revolutions of 1830 and 1848

None of the groups who revolted during 1830 and 1848 had hugely successful revolutions. France failed to extend voting rights to the large middle-class. Hungary failed to even acquire the basic rights that they wanted, let alone secede from Austria. Poland was unable to keep the freedom from Russia that they had attained. Despite these facts, none of these revolutions were complete failures like historians have concluded.

The main parties of the French Revolution 1830 were the radical republicans and liberals versus the Ultraroyalists and the government, including Charles X. The radicals and liberals both wanted to get rid of Charles X, who had outlawed freedom of speech and the only people who had any say were the landowners. Both groups wanted to extend suffrage to the middle class. Liberals wanted a more complete constitutional monarchy where the radicals wanted a complete democracy.
They were able to expel Charles X like they had wanted. However, the new ruler Louis Philippe didn't do everything he had promised. He only extended to suffrage to a small percentage of the elite population. The vast majority of the population remained without the ability to vote.
While they didn't get exactly what they wanted, the ideas of the radicals and liberals never died out. Another revolution broke out during 1848. Today France is a semi-presidential constitutional republic. The people eventually managed to get what they wanted all along. The revolutionary ideas never died out. It wasn't a complete failure like many historians suggest.

In 1830, Poland attempted to revolt against its mother country, Russia. Poland already had its own constitution. This, however, was not enough. The Poles wanted to gain full independence from Russia. This, of course, didn't fly with the Russians. Fighting broke out all over Poland.
The Poles were able to gain their independence for several months. However, Russia won the battle of Ostrolka and took Warsaw, a major Polish city. Russia regained Poland for themselves and the Polish revolution was crushed.
However,  the nationalist ideals of the Poles didn't die out. They maintained their hope that one day, the would be a free country. Today, Poland is its own country, no longer under the rule of Russia. The revolutionary ideas never died out, allowing them to eventually achieve what they wanted. For this reason, the Polish Revolution of 1830 doesn't qualify as a complete failure.

In 1848, the liberals of Hungary attempted to revolt against the conservative Austrian government. They wanted to put an end to serfdom. It was also their goal to gain their independence and establish a constitution that would protect their basic rights.
The Hungarians were able to kick Metternich out of Austria. He fled the country and never returned to power. However, they were unable to attain their independence or any reassurance of their rights from Austria. The revolution was crushed by the Austrian government.
While nothing was gained through the revolution, Metternich did flee Austria and the Hungarians never gave up on their liberal ideas. Today they are a free country due to their perseverance. Much like the French and Polish revolutions, the Hungarian revolution against Austria does not qualify as a complete failure.

France 1830
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