Second Battle of Nagyszeben
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The Second Battle of Nagyszeben was a battle in the Hungarian war of Independence of 1848-1849 fought on 11 March 1849 between the Hungarian army led by the Polish General Józef Bem and the garrison of Nagyszeben, the Habsburg headquarters of Transylvania, composed by the Russian detachment led by Colonel Grigory Skariatin Austrian troops led by Lieutenant General Alois Pfersmann, and Transylvanian Saxon national guards. Before the battle, Bem managed to make the commander of the Austrian main Commander-in-Chief of Transylvania, Lieutenant General Anton Puchner think that he barricaded himself at Segesvár, while he escaped, heading to Nagyszeben. While Puchner was trying to encircle Segesvár where he thought that Bem was hiding, the latter headed through a quick march to Nagyszeben, where he defeated the Ruso-Austro-Saxon garrison led by General Skariatin, and captured the city. Hearing about this, Puchner suffered a mental collapse, as a result of which, the still much superior Austrian and Russian troops retreated from Transylvania. Thanks to this victory Bem reinstalled the Hungarian rule over the province. This victory was the overture of the victorious Hungarian Spring Campaign which leberated almost all the territories of Hungary from the imperial rule.
The capture of Nagyszeben in 11 March 1849 - György Gracza
Erdély panoráma - Jan Styka
Siege of Nagyszeben - postcard from the Period of the Dualism| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | Second Battle of Nagyszeben | battle | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | 1599 | Battle of Sellenberk | battle, Principality of Wallachia, Principality of Transylvania | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1849 | Battle of Vízakna | Hungary, Poles, Austrian Empire, battle, Romanians | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1849 | Unknown | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1916 | Battle of the Olt Valley | battle | Wikidata |
| site | fort | Slimnic fortress | fortress | Wikidata | |
| commons | image | The capture of Nagyszeben in 11 March 1849 - György Gracza | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Erdély panoráma - Jan Styka | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Siege of Nagyszeben - postcard from the Period of the Dualism | Commons | ||
