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Battle of the Sajó River
On April 11, 1241, Batu Khan's Mongol western expeditionary army annihilated the coalition of Hungarian King Béla IV near Mohi on the Sajó River in H…
Timeline
- 1241Camp along the Sajó River · HungaryBéla IV summoned Hungarian nobles, Croatian troops, and some foreign reinforcements, camping near the Sajó River to block the Mongol advance eastward. The camp was loosely arranged, with nobles each setting up their own encampments and lacking unified command.
- 1241Mohi · HungaryBatu and Subutai directed a night attack with double envelopment, exploiting the chaos of the Hungarian camp and congestion at the bridge to annihilate almost the entire Hungarian main force. Many nobles were killed, Béla IV barely escaped, and Hungary lost its capacity for organized resistance in the short term.
Sources
- The Mongol Warlords: Genghis Khan, Kublai Khan, Hulegu, Tamerlane — David Nicolle (1998)
- Battle of Mohi https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Mohi