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Battle of Szőreg

Battle of Szőreg was a battle fought on 5 August 1849 in what is now Hungary. It was part of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, which ran from 1848 to 1849. The recorded result: Austrian & Russian victory.

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The battle of Szőreg was fought between the Hungarian revolutionary army led by Lieutenant General Henryk Dembinski and the Austrian imperial army led by Field Marshal Julius Jacob von Haynau. The Aus
The battle of Szőreg was fought between the Hungarian revolutionary army led by Lieutenant General Henryk Dembinski and the Austrian imperial army led by Field Marshal Julius Jacob von Haynau. The Aus. JÓKAI MÓRː EZERNYOLCZSZÁZNEGYVENNYOLCZ • AZ 1848/49-IKI MAGYAR SZABADSÁGHARCZ TÖRTÉNETE KÉPEKBEN, BUDAPEST. RÉVAI TESTVÉ, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought5 August 1849
WhereHungary46.179N, 20.211E
OutcomeAustrian & Russian victory
BelligerentsHungary; 20px Polish Legion; ItalyagainstAustria; Russia
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, 184918481849Battle of Szőreg, 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

Date5 August 1849
PlaceHungary
46.179N, 20.211E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
StrengthTotal: 38,672 + ? men; - IV. corps: 12,044 + ?; - IX. corps: 8,483; - X. corps: 13,752; - Polish Legion: 1,943; - Cavalry division: 2,450; 112 (103) cannonsTotal: 46,000 men; - I. corps of Franz Schlik; - III. corps of Georg Ramberg; - IV. (Reserve) corps of Franz Liechtenstein; - Cavalry division of Philipp Bechtold; - 9. combined Russian division of Fyodor Panyutyin; - Other units; 284 cannons
Casualties and lossesTotal: 640–740 men; - 440 dead; - 200–300 missing and captured; - cannonsTotal: 216 men; - 46 dead; - 170 wounded; - 1 missing or captured
Commanders
  • Ludwig von Benedek
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Battle of Szőreg 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 Q597618, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Szőreg, revision 1370590270, 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.