Charlemagne Defeats the Avar Khaganate

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1. 791–795Middle Danube · PannoniaCiting Avar raids on the frontier, Charlemagne launched repeated expeditions from 791 onward. Under the command of Eric of Friuli and Pepin of Italy, Frankish forces pushed deep into Pannonia, gradually dismantling the Avar defensive system.
2. 796Avar ring camp · PannoniaIn 796 Pepin led his army to storm the core ring fortress camp of the Avar Khaganate, capturing large quantities of gold and silver treasure (later known as the Avar Treasure). The Avar khagan's power collapsed, and the khanate's era as the dominant power of Central Europe ended.