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Siege of Buda

Siege of Buda was a siege conducted on 4 May 1849 at Buda, in what is now Hungary; it lasted 17 days. It was part of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, which ran from 1848 to 1849. The recorded result: Hungarian victory.

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Siege of Buda
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Fought4 May 1849lasted 17 days
WhereBuda, Hungary47.501N, 19.036E
OutcomeHungarian victory
BelligerentsHungaryagainstAustria
Casualties and losses368–427 dead; 700–691 woundedand710 dead; 4,204 captured; 248 cannons
Part ofHungarian Revolution of 18481848 to 1849

Where it sits in the Hungarian Revolution of 1848

Battle of Perlasz, 1848Battle of Pákozd, 1848Battle of Schwechat, 1848Battle of Rika, 1848First Battle of Vác, 1849Battle of Tarcal, 1849Battle of Kápolna, 1849Battle of Szolnok, 1849Battle of Lučenec, 1849Battle of Hatvan, 1849Battle of Tápióbicske, 1849Battle of Isaszeg, 1849Battle of Nagysalló, 1849First Battle of Komárom, 1849Siege of Buda, 1849Siege of Temesvár, 1849Battle of Csorna, 1849Battle of Predeal Pass, 1849Battle of Pered, 1849Battle of Győr, 1849Second Battle of Komárom, 1849Third Battle of Komárom, 1849Siege of Komárom, 1849Battle of Hegyes, 1849Battle of Segesvár, 1849Battle of Nyerges-tető, 1849Battle of Szőreg, 1849Battle of Temesvár, 1849Battle of Hetény-Kurtakeszi-Izsa, 184918481849Siege of Buda, 1849
30 placed engagements of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date4 May 1849
to 21 May 1849
PlaceBuda, Hungary
47.501N, 19.036E
KindSiege, nineteenth century
StrengthTotal: 34,277 men; – I. corps: 9,465; – II. corps: 7,799; – III. corps: 9,419; – VII. corps; –– 15. division: 4,883; –– 12. division: 2,711; 142 cannons4,890 men; 85 cannons
Casualties and losses368–427 dead; 700–691 wounded710 dead; 4,204 captured; 248 cannons
Commanders
  • József Nagysándor
  • Károly Knezić
  • Lajos Aulich
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Contested ground: this site was fought over 13 times between 1530 and 1956.

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Elsewhere in 1849

Siege of Buda is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 128 in present-day Hungary.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q850778, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Buda (1849), revision 1378375373, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.