Battle of Segesvár

The Battle of Segesvár, also called the Battle of Fehéregyháza, was a battle in the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, fought on 31 July 1849 between the Hungarian revolutionary army under the command of Lieutenant General Józef Bem and the Russian V Corps under General Alexander von Lüders. The battle ended with the victory of the Russian army, which was presumably the death location of the Hungarian poet and national hero Sándor Petőfi, but his body was never found. Furthermore, The Chief of Staff Russian V corps, General Grigory Skariatin was killed at the battle. Although heavy, the defeat was not decisive for the Hungarian army of Transylvania, Lieutenant General Józef Bem continuing his resistance in the province until the Battle of Nagycsűr on 6 August 1849.

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Battle of Segesvar
battle, Romania, 

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1849-07-31T00:00:00Z

1849-07-31T00:00:00Z

1849 Battle of Segesvár

1704-01-28T00:00:00Z

1704-01-28T00:00:00Z

1704 holdvilági csata

1918-11-12T00:00:00Z

1919-01-01T00:00:00Z

1918 — 1919 Retragerea Armatei Mackensen din România în 1918

1942-06-12T00:00:00Z

1944-08-19T00:00:00Z

1942 — 1944 Western Allied Campaign in Romania

1944-01-01T00:00:00Z

1944-01-01T00:00:00Z

1944 Battle of Romania

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Frameless

Battle of Segesvár (B. Willewalde)

Petőfi-kő

Battle of Segesvár Bellony

Segesvári csata szobortalapz-magyar

Segesvári-obeliszk-oldalán

Zeyk Domokos - Segesvár, 1849

Zeyk Domokos - Segesvár, 1849

Fehéregyháza-a-segesvári csata emlékműve

Memorial Sándor Petőfi à Albeşti

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	1859	Romania	sovereign state, country	Wikidata
event	armed conflict		bombing of Romania in World War II	airstrike	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1704	holdvilági csata	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1849	Battle of Segesvár	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1918	Retragerea Armatei Mackensen din România în 1918	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1942	Western Allied Campaign in Romania	military campaign	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1944	Battle of Romania	battle	Wikidata
site	tower		Butchers' Tower	fortified tower	Wikidata
site	tower		Furriers' Tower	fortified tower	Wikidata
site	tower		Ironsmiths' Tower	fortified tower	Wikidata
site	tower		Ropemakers' Tower	fortified tower	Wikidata
site	tower		Shoemakers' tower in Sighișoara	fortified tower	Wikidata
site	tower		Tanners' Tower	fortified tower	Wikidata
site	tower		Tinsmiths' Tower	fortified tower	Wikidata
commons	image		Battle of Segesvár (B. Willewalde)		Commons
commons	image		Petőfi-kő		Commons
commons	image		Battle of Segesvár Bellony		Commons
commons	image		Segesvári csata szobortalapz-magyar		Commons
commons	image		Segesvári-obeliszk-oldalán		Commons
commons	image		Zeyk Domokos - Segesvár, 1849		Commons
commons	image		Zeyk Domokos - Segesvár, 1849		Commons
commons	image		Fehéregyháza-a-segesvári csata emlékműve		Commons
commons	image		Memorial Sándor Petőfi à Albeşti		Commons