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Battle of Lechfeld
In August 955 CE, German King Otto I defeated the Magyar nomadic cavalry invasion on the Lechfeld plain, ending decades of raiding threats to Central…
Timeline
- 955Bavarian frontier · BavariaMagyar cavalry again crossed the Danube into the German heartland to raid; Otto, son of Duke Henry I of Bavaria, mustered a coalition of princes to meet them.
- c. 955Lechfeld · BavariaOtto combined heavy infantry and cavalry to rout the Magyar main force on the Lechfeld plain; Magyar leader Lehel and others fell in battle, and the invading force suffered a devastating blow.
- 955–956Regensburg · BavariaWith the Magyar threat removed, Otto consolidated the eastern defenses at Regensburg and elsewhere; the princes submitted to his authority, and the German kingdom entered a period of relative stability.
Sources
- Widukind of Corvey, Res gestae saxonicae — Widukind of Corvey
- Encyclopaedia Britannica: Battle of Lechfeld https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Lechfeld