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Siege of Temesvár

Siege of Temesvár was a siege conducted on 11 June 1849 at Timișoara, in what is now Romania; it lasted 59 days. It was part of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, which ran from 1848 to 1849. The recorded result: Austrian victory. Recorded strength: 12,000 men; 100 cannon against 9,000 men; 213 cannon.

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Fought11 June 1849lasted 59 days
WhereTimișoara, Romania45.760N, 21.230E
OutcomeAustrian victory
BelligerentsHungaryagainstAustria; border|22pxTransylvanian Romanians
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 Temesvár, 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

Date11 June 1849
to 9 August 1849
PlaceTimișoara, Romania
45.760N, 21.230E
KindSiege, nineteenth century
Strength12,000 men; 100 cannon9,000 men; 213 cannon
Commanders
  • Károly Vécsey
  • Juraj Rukavina Vidovgradski (soldier, born in 1777)
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Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 1552 and 1849.

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Elsewhere in 1849

Siege of Temesvár is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 135 in present-day Romania.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1317922, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Temesvár (1849), revision 1370745726, 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.