Battle of Lechfeld - Wikipedia
WEBThe Hungarians invaded the Duchy of Bavaria in late June or early July 955 with 8,000–10,000 horse archers, infantry, and siege engines, intending to draw the main German army, under Otto I, into battle in the open field and destroy it. The Hungarians laid siege to Augsburg on the river Lech.
The Battle of Lechfeld 955 AD - Warfare History Network
WEBIn early August, after the Magyars had pulled back to Lechfeld plain below Augsburg, Otto’s scouts discerned that Augsburg was the Magyars’ real objective, and that the main body of the enemy force intended to seek battle with Otto’s relief army on the Lechfeld.
The Battle of Lechfeld, 955 AD ⚔️ - YouTube
WEBWhen in 955 AD a 20.000-strong force of Magyar raiders besieged the city of Augsburg, Saxon King Otto I gathered an army to expel the Magyars. The 955 Battle of Lechfeld was an iconic battle.
Otto Truchsess von Waldburg - Wikipedia
WEBOtto Truchsess von Waldburg (25 February 1514 – 2 April 1573) was Prince-Bishop of Augsburg from 1543 until his death and a Cardinal of the Catholic Church.
The Battle of Lechfeld - History Today
WEBAug 8, 2005 · Battle was joined at the Lechfeld, somewhere south of Augsburg on the banks of the River Lech, and legend credited the outcome to the Holy Lance, the spear that pierced Christ’s side on the cross, which Otto allegedly bore.
Battle of Lechfeld - Wikiwand
WEBThe Hungarians laid siege to Augsburg on the river Lech. Otto I advanced to relieve the city with an army of 8,000 heavy cavalry, divided into eight legions. As Otto I approached Augsburg on 10 August, a Hungarian surprise attack destroyed the Duchy of Bohemia rearguard legion.
Battle of the Lechfeld – August 10th, 955
WEBOn this day, August 10, 955 the Magyars (=Hungarians) are comprehensively defeated by Otto the Great (936-972). The defeat brings Otto the imperial crown of Charlemagne and domination of Western Europe.
Siege of Augsburg - Oxford Reference
WEBThe battle of Lechfeld, in which the German king Otto I destroyed a large Magyar invasion force in August 955, was preceded by a siege of Augsburg, a fortified episcopal ...
Battle of Lechfeld | Europe [955] | Britannica - Encyclopedia Britannica
WEBvictory of Otto I. …in the Battle of the Lechfeld, near Augsburg, in August 955; they never invaded Germany again. In the same year Otto and the margrave Gero also won a victory over the Slavs. A further series of campaigns led, by 960, to the subjection of the Slavs between the middle Elbe….
WEBOtto I s destruction of the Magyars, August 955 Sometime around late June or early July of 955, Otto I, King of the Eastern Franks, briefly hosted some Magyar visitors at his court at Magdeburg in Saxony. Otto s guests were ostensibly on a mission of goodwill.
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