Siege of Temesvár (1849)
For other sieges there, see Siege of Temesvár.
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| Part of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 | |||||||
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| Károly Vécsey | Georg von Rukavina | ||||||
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12,000 men c. 100 cannon |
9,000 men 213 cannon | ||||||
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 occupy the Huniade Castle.
Sources
- Temesvár története
- Dr. Csikány Tamás: Várharcok az 1848/49-es magyar szabadságharcban
- Temesvár az erdélyi közérdekű adatbázisban
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