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The First Battle of Lechfeld
	Part of the Hungarian invasions of Europe
Date	22 June, 910
Location	Lechfeld plain, near Augsburg, Bavaria
Result	Decisive Hungarian victory
Belligerents
East Francia	Magyars
Commanders and leaders
Louis the Child	Zoltán of Hungary

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The Battle of Lechfeld in 910, was a decisive victory by a Magyar army over Louis the Child's united Frankish Imperial Army.^[1]^[2] Located south of Augsburg, the Lechfeld is the flood plain that lies along the Lech River. At this time the Grand Prince of Hungary was Zolta, Zoltán of Hungary, but there is no record of him taking part in the battle.

The battle appears as the first Battle of Augsburg^[2] in Hungarian historiography.

References

^ Charles R. Bowlus, The Battle of Lechfeld and Its Aftermath, August 955: The End of the Age of Migrations in the Latin West, Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., 2006, p. 166
^ ^a ^b Szabados, György. "Vereség háttér nélkül? Augsburg, 955". Retrieved 2014-08-02. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help) Template:Hu icon

[1] Charles R. Bowlus, The Battle of Lechfeld and Its Aftermath, August 955: The End of the Age of Migrations in the Latin West, Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., 2006, p. 166

[Szabados-2] Szabados, György. "Vereség háttér nélkül? Augsburg, 955". Retrieved 2014-08-02. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help) Template:Hu icon

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-The '''Battle of Lechfeld''' in 910,  was a decisive victory by [[Zoltán of Hungary]], over [[Louis the Child]]'s united Frankish Imperial Army.<ref>Charles R. Bowlus, [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=0XBtVwukIogC&pg=PA166&lpg=PA166&dq=%22first+battle+of+lechfeld%22&source=bl&ots=JoRHSjI_wL&sig=i5HQWLzhTx3JSq-cJj8bdOO8MfY&hl=en&sa=X&ei=z0zdU5n3Oeqf7Abk3oHoBw&ved=0CCAQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22first%20battle%20of%20lechfeld%22&f=false The Battle of Lechfeld and Its Aftermath, August 955: The End of the Age of Migrations in the Latin West], Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., 2006, p. 166</ref><ref name='Szabados'/>   Located south of [[Augsburg]], the Lechfeld is the flood plain that lies along the [[Lech River]]. The battle appears as the first '''Battle of Augsburg'''<ref name='Szabados'>{{cite web|first=György |last=Szabados |url=http://epa.oszk.hu/01300/01343/00044/nemzet.html | title=Vereség háttér nélkül? Augsburg, 955 | accessdate=2014-08-02| deadurl= no}} {{hu icon}}</ref> in [[Hungary|Hungarian]] [[historiography]].
+The '''Battle of Lechfeld''' in 910,  was a decisive victory by a Magyar army over [[Louis the Child]]'s united Frankish Imperial Army.<ref>Charles R. Bowlus, [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=0XBtVwukIogC&pg=PA166&lpg=PA166&dq=%22first+battle+of+lechfeld%22&source=bl&ots=JoRHSjI_wL&sig=i5HQWLzhTx3JSq-cJj8bdOO8MfY&hl=en&sa=X&ei=z0zdU5n3Oeqf7Abk3oHoBw&ved=0CCAQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22first%20battle%20of%20lechfeld%22&f=false The Battle of Lechfeld and Its Aftermath, August 955: The End of the Age of Migrations in the Latin West], Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., 2006, p. 166</ref><ref name='Szabados'/>   Located south of [[Augsburg]], the Lechfeld is the flood plain that lies along the [[Lech River]]. At this time the Grand Prince of Hungary was Zolta, [[Zoltán of Hungary]], but there is no record of him taking part in the battle.
+The battle appears as the first '''Battle of Augsburg'''<ref name='Szabados'>{{cite web|first=György |last=Szabados |url=http://epa.oszk.hu/01300/01343/00044/nemzet.html | title=Vereség háttér nélkül? Augsburg, 955 | accessdate=2014-08-02| deadurl= no}} {{hu icon}}</ref> in [[Hungary|Hungarian]] [[historiography]].
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