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Lion Memorial to the First Battle of Dés during the Hungarian War of Independence in 1848

Lion Memorial to the First Battle of Dés during the Hungarian War of Independence in 1848
Original function:
statue / memorial / relief
Current function:
statue / memorial / relief
Settlement:
Dés, Dej
Address:
Strada Țibleșului
Historical Hungarian county:
Szolnok-Doboka
Country:
Romania
GPS coordinates:
47.1384171457, 23.8764319982
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History

The monument was erected on 2 July 1889 in memory of the Hungarian soldiers who fell on 24 November 1848 in the Hungarian War of Independence. In the first battle of Dés, the Hungarian troops led by the major Katona Miklós suffered a heavy defeat at the hands of Karl Urban's troops.

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