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Battle of Temesvár

Battle of Temesvár was a battle fought on 9 August 1849 in what is now Romania. It was part of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, which ran from 1848 to 1849. The recorded result: Austro-Russian victory.

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Lithograph(?) of the Battle of Temesvár in the Hungarian Revolution of 1848
Lithograph(?) of the Battle of Temesvár in the Hungarian Revolution of 1848. Vinzenz Katzler, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought9 August 1849
WhereRomania45.831N, 21.158E
OutcomeAustro-Russian victory
BelligerentsHungary; 20px Polish Legion; 22px Italian volunteersagainstAustria; 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 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 Temesvár, 1849
29 placed engagements of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date9 August 1849
PlaceRomania
45.831N, 21.158E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
StrengthTotal: 42,692 men; - IV. corps: 12,708; - IX. corps: 6,690; - X. corps: 12,241; - Cavalry: 1,850; - Polish legion: 1,200; - Kmety corps: 8,003; 187 cannons; Did not participate: - V. corps: 10,101; - 30 cannonsTotal: 34,000; - III. corps: 8,600; - Reserve corps: 9,600; - 9. combined Russian division of Fyodor Panyutyin; - Cavalry division: 2,800; 192 cannons; Did not participate: I. corps: 9,000; - garrison of Temesvár: 3,900; 261 cannons
Casualties and losses6,300–15,500 men; - 300–500 dead; - 6,000 – 15,000 missing or captured208 men; - 36 dead; - 153 wounded
Commanders
  • Charles de Schwartzenberg
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Battle of Temesvár is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 124 in present-day Romania.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q781695, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Temesvár, revision 1370590815, 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.