Battle of Piski
The Battle of Piski was a battle in the Hungarian war of Independence of 1848-1849 fought on 9 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. As a result of the defeats suffered by Bem against the much superior Austrian army, supported also by Romanian and Saxon militias, and a Russian army of several thousand soldiers, the Hungarian army was about to be pushed out of Transylvania. This is why this battle was a crucial one for Bem. And thanks to the reinforcements sent from Hungary, he could stop the Austrian attack at Piski, defeat Puchner, and restart the fight for the province.
| Battle of Piski | |||||||
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| Part of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 | |||||||
Battle of Piski - Theodor Breitwieser | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Hungarian Revolutionary Army | Austrian Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Józef Bem | Anton Puchner | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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Total: 7,500 26 cannons Did not participate: 356 2 cannons |
4,035 24 cannons Did not participate: 4710 10 cannons | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Total: 600-700 men |
Total: 705 men 29 horses, 1 cannon | ||||||
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