Siege of Temesvár (1849)
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The siege of Temesvár (today: Timișoara, Romania) was a siege during the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 between the Austrian Empire and Hungarian Revolutionary Army. The Hungarians unsuccessfully tried to capture the Timișoara Fortress.
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Siege of Temesvár (Timișoara) | |||||||
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Part of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 | |||||||
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Hungary |
Austrian Empire Transylvanian Romanians | ||||||
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Károly Vécsey | Juraj Rukavina Vidovgradski | ||||||
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12,000 men c. 100 cannon |
9,000 men 213 cannon | ||||||
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The siege ended with the Battle of Temesvár.