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Battle of Hetény

Battle of Hetény was a battle fought on 5 September 1849 in what is now Slovakia. The recorded result: Hungarian victory. Recorded strength: 315 hussars against 300–350 cossacks.

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Fought5 September 1849
WhereSlovakia47.814N, 18.219E
OutcomeHungarian victory
BelligerentsHungaryagainstRussia

Record

Date5 September 1849
PlaceSlovakia
47.814N, 18.219E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength315 hussars300–350 cossacks
Casualties and losses7 dead; 12 wounded; many horses
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Elsewhere in 1849

Battle of Hetény is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 44 in present-day Slovakia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q115821696, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Hetény, revision 1370442933, 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.