– infantry and cavalry only since artillery was not allowed – the preparation of officers was to be provided primarily by the Ludovika Academy, which started its operation pursuant to Act XVI of 1872. As a result, military education in Hungarian as the language of tuition could begin 64 years after the Act was passed. For the time being, however, no academy-level training was conducted, as only officer and senior officer courses were launched. The first commandant of the Academy was Colonel Sándor Móricz, who had fought in the Army Corps of General Bem during the War of Independence. In the following years, the courses enlarged, the requirements increased, but the temporary goal set for the Academy remained unchanged: to provide officers for the army as fast as possible. A class with Croatian language of instruction was launched in each year, and 1877 saw even the launch of a gendarmerie class.
