Battle of Vízakna

The Battle of Vízakna was a battle in the Hungarian war of Independence of 1848-1849 fought on 4 February 1849 between the Hungarian army led by the Polish General Józef Bem and the Austrian army of the Habsburg Commander-in-Chief of Transylvania, Lieutenant General Anton Puchner. The Hungarian national poet Sándor Petőfi participated in the battle in the Hungarian army, then wrote a poem entitled Négy nap dörgött az ágyú in which he described the battle. The Austrian forces, who had a significant numerical superiority, were victorious, almost entirely destroying the Hungarian army. Unfortunately after the battle many Hungarian soldiers who could not retreat with the troops, or remained wounded on the battlefield, were killed by the Austrians and their Romanian militia allies, as an act of war crime. With this defeat, all of Bem's previously gained achievements were put in jeopardy, but Bem's skillful operations in the following weeks turned the struggle for Transylvania back in his favour.

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battle, Hungary, Poles, Austrian Empire, Romanians, Romania, 

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1849 Battle of Vízakna

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1599 Battle of Sellenberk

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Battle of Vízakna 04.02.1849 - August von Pettenkofen

334 of 'Magyarország 1848-49. évi függetlenségi harczának katonai története. Irta- B. J. (i.e. Breit J.)' (11244739524)

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
site	fort		Slimnic fortress	fortress	Wikidata
commons	image		Battle of Vízakna 04.02.1849 - August von Pettenkofen		Commons
commons	image		334 of 'Magyarország 1848-49. évi függetlenségi harczának katonai története. Irta- B. J. (i.e. Breit J.)' (11244739524)		Commons