Siege of Temesvár (1849)

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Siege of Temesvár (Timișoara)
Part of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848
Date11 June – 9 August 1849
LocationTemesvár, Kingdom of Hungary
(today: Timișoara, Romania)
Result Austrian victory
Belligerents
Hungary Hungary

 Austrian Empire

Commanders and leaders
Károly Vécsey Georg von Rukavina
Strength
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.

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