Battle of the Fischa
Appearance
Battle of the Fischa | |||||||
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![]() The battle depicted in the Chronica Hungarorum | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
King Géza II Beloš Vukanović | Henry XI, Duke of Bavaria | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Unknown; also Cumans, Pechenegs and Székelys | Unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown | Unknown |
The Battle of the Fischa or Battle of the Leitha took place on 11 September 1146 near the Fischa River at the border of the Kingdom of Hungary and the March of Austria, which then belonged to the overlordship of the Dukes of Bavaria and it was ruled by margraves of the Franconian Babenberg dynasty.
The events
The opponents were a Bavarian army led by duke Henry XI and the Hungarian army under the leadership of king Géza II and his uncle, the palatine Beloš Vukanović, who formerly served as regent and tutor for the underage king. The battle was a victory for the Hungarian army, which defeated a great army during an open battle.
References
- Kristó, Gyula: Háborúk és hadviselés az Árpádok korában. Szukits Könyvkiadó, Szeged, 2003. ISBN 9639441872
- Makk, Ferenc: Magyarország a 12. században. Gondolat, Budapest, 1986. ISBN 9632816609
- Magyarország hadtörténete két kötetben (ed.: Liptai, Ervin). Zrínyi Katonai Kiadó, Budapest, 1985. ISBN 9633263379
- Makk, Ferenc: "II. Géza". In: Kristó, Gyula – Makk, Ferenc: Az Árpádok – fejedelmek és királyok. Szukits Könyvkiadó, Szeged, 2003. ISBN 9639278483)