Battle of Brezalauspurc

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Battle of Pressburg^[1] or Battle of Bratislava^[2] refers to a battle fought at Brezalauspurc (today Bratislava in Slovakia) on July 4, 907, during which a Bavarian army was defeated by the Hungarians (Magyars)^[1].

The battle

Margrave Luitpold of Bavaria built up his army and attempted to score a decisive victory against the Hungarians, who formed alraedy an important state in Europe. The German army supposedly included more than 100 000 soldiers, but is almost certainly an exaggeration typical of the time. Árpád's army the Hungarian was only around 30-35 000. Few medieval armies are known to exceed 10,000. The German army, consisting of three battle groups, was crushed below Pressburg Castle (Pozsonyi vár), and a large part of Luitpold's army was destroyed. The German casualties included the Margrave, three bishops and 19 barons. This battle is known in European history as "The Battle of Pozsony" or "The Battle of Posoniensis".

Aftermath

After the Battle, the Hungarians reoccupied present-day eastern Austria up to the River Enns, began pillaging the surrounding regions. The Hungarian threat to Germany persisted until 955 when Otto I the Great won a decisive victory at the Battle of Lechfeld, which brought internal stability to German lands. However after the battle (907) Germans couldn't attack Hungary for 100 years.

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