Battle of Rednitz

Battle of the Rednitz
Part of the Hungarian invasions of Europe
Date22 June, 910
Location
Rednitz River, in Franconia, Germany, near the border with Bavaria
Result Hungarian victory
Belligerents
East Francia's united troops from Duchy of Franconia, Duchy of Lotharingia, Duchy of Bavaria Principality of Hungary
Commanders and leaders
Gebhard, Duke of Lorraine †
Liudger, Count of Ladengau †		 Unknown Hungarian commander
Strength
Unknown Unknown
Casualties and losses
Heavy, among them Gebhard, Duke of Lorraine, Liudger, Count of Ladengau Light

The Battle of Rednitz on 22 June 910, was a decisive victory of the Magyar cavalry over the East Francian - German kingdoms armies.[1] The location of this battle cannot be determined with 100% certitude. The battle happened near the River Rednitz, in Franconia, near the border with Bavaria ("in confinio Bavariae et Franciae"[1]). After the battle, the German king Louis the Child, together with the Swabian, Frankish, Bavarian, and Saxonian dukes, accepted to pay tribute to the Hungarian state.[2]

We do not know who the commander of the Hungarian army was (he could be a chieftain or a prince), but it was the same who 10 days before the battle of Rednitz, on 12 June 910 at the Battle of Augsburg inflicted a crushing defeat on the German army led by the King Louis the Child.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Bóna, István (2000). A magyarok és Európa a 9-10. században ("The Hungarians and Europe in the 9th-10th centuries") (in Hungarian). Budapest: História - MTA Történettudományi Intézete. p. 37. ISBN 963-8312-67-X.
  2. ^ Györffy György: A magyarok elődeiről és a honfoglalásról; Osiris Kiadó, Budapest, 2002., p. 213