Siege of Temesvár (1849)

Siege of Temesvár (Timișoara)
Part of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848
Date 11 June – 9 August 1849 Location Temesvár, Kingdom of Hungary (today: Timișoara, Romania) 45°45′34.999″N 21°13′48.000″E / 45.75972194°N 21.23000000°E / 45.75972194; 21.23000000Coordinates: 45°45′34.999″N 21°13′48.000″E / 45.75972194°N 21.23000000°E / 45.75972194; 21.23000000 Result Austrian victory
Belligerents
Hungary	Austrian Empire Transylvanian Romanians
Commanders and leaders
Károly Vécsey
Strength
12,000 men c. 100 cannon	9,000 men 213 cannon
Location within Romania Siege of Temesvár (1849) (Hungary) Show map of RomaniaShow map of HungaryShow all

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 capture the Timișoara Fortress.

The siege ended with the Battle of Temesvár.

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• Temesvár története
• Dr. Csikány Tamás: Várharcok az 1848/49-es magyar szabadságharcban
• Temesvár az erdélyi közérdekű adatbázisban

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