Kammala wannan jumla: A lokacin da yake matashi, Görgei ya kasance masanin ilmin sunadarai, tare da aikinsa a fannin ilmin sunadarai da yawancin masanan likitocin Hungary da na Turai suka gane. Koyaya, yanzu an fi saninsa da rawar da ya taka a cikin
Juyin Juya Halin Hungary da Yakin 'Yanci na 1848<unk>1849. A matsayinsa na babban janar mai nasara kuma mafi girman gwanin soji na Sojojin Juyin Juya Halin Hungary, shi ne shugaban kamfen na Spring mai nasara kuma ya 'yantar da kusan dukkanin Yammacin Hungary daga mamayar Austriya. A matsayin girmamawa ga nasarorin da ya samu na soja, Gwamnatin Hungary ta ba shi lambar yabo kuma aka nada shi Ministan Yaƙi. A kwanaki na ƙarshe na juyin juya hali, aka naɗa shi "mai mulkin kama karya" na Hungary. A ranar 13 ga Agusta, 1849, lokacin da ya fahimci cewa ba zai iya yaƙi da sabbin sojojin Austriya da na Rasha ba, sai ya mika sojojinsa ga Rasha a Világos, don haka ya kawo karshen juyin juya halin.