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Battle of Debrecen

Battle of Debrecen was a battle fought on 2 August 1849 in what is now Hungary. The recorded result: Russian victory.

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Fought2 August 1849
WhereHungary47.523N, 21.597E
OutcomeRussian victory
BelligerentsHungaryagainstRussia

Record

Date2 August 1849
PlaceHungary
47.523N, 21.597E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
StrengthTotal: 11,338 men,; 47 cannons; I. corps: 8,838 men (61 infantry companies, 12 cavalry companies); 43 cannons; Division of Col. János Korponay: 2,500 men (6+? infantry companies, 1 1/2 cavalry companies); 4 cannonsTotal: 62,427 men,; 301 cannons; II. corps: 22,312 men (113 infantry companies, 33 cavalry companies); 122 cannons; III. corps: 27,236 men (116 infantry companies, 44 cavalry companies); 112 cannons; Other units: 12,879 men (59 infantry companies, 26 cavalry companies); 67 cannons
Casualties and losses~1,901 men (dead, wounded and missing); 8 cannonsTotal: 337 men (60 dead, 277 wounded); 205 wounded
Commanders
  • József Nagysándor
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Elsewhere in 1849

Battle of Debrecen is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 121 in present-day Hungary.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4870855, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Debrecen (1849), revision 1370438457, 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.