The siege of Temesvár (today:

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) was a siege during the

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between the

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and Hungarian Revolutionary Army. The Hungarians unsuccessfully tried to capture the

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. The siege ended with the Battle of Temesvár.

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Temesvár története
* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20111229161751/http://www.freeweb.hu/erdkoz/temesvar/temesvar_tel.htm Temesvár az erdélyi közérdekű adatbázisban Sieges of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 Sieges involving Hungary Sieges involving Austria History of Timișoara 1849 in Hungary {{Austria-battle-stub