Battle of Eisenach (908)

Battle of Eisenach
Part of the Hungarian invasions of Europe
Date3 August, 908
LocationEisenach, Thuringia
Result Decisive Hungarian victory
Belligerents
East Francia Magyars
Commanders and leaders

Burchard, Duke of Thuringia

Egino, Duke of Thuringia
Zoltán of Hungary

The Battle of Eisenach in 908,[1] was a decisive victory by a Hungarian army over a German army composed of troops from Franconia, Saxony and Thuringia.

Egino, Duke of Thuringia was killed, along with Burchard, Duke of Thuringia and Rudolf I, Bishop of Würzburg.[2]

At this time the Grand Prince of Hungary was Zoltán of Hungary, however there is no evidence of him taking part in the battle.

References

  1. Csorba, Csaba (1997). Árpád népe (Árpád’s people). Budapest: Kulturtrade. p. 193. ISBN 963-9069-20-5.
  2. Reuter, Timothy. Germany in the Early Middle Ages 800–1056. New York: Longman, 1991., p. 129