Battle of Lechfeld
At a glance:
- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Military History
- Subcategories: Wars, Battles, Invasions, Raids, Conquests, Sieges, Barbarians, Nomads
- Curriculum: German History, Medieval History/Middle Ages, Eastern European History
- Geographical Location: Germany
- Date: August 10, 955
Article abstract: Type of action: Ground battle in the Magyar invasions. Result: The defeat of the Magyars stopped their raids of central Europe and resulted in their peaceful settlement on the plains of Hungary.
The Battle of Lechfeld was the greatest victory of Otto I, the founding emperor of the First German Reich. In 895, the Magyars, a restless nomadic people, had taken possession of the ancient Roman province of Pannonia, from which they raided central Europe for half a century. In 955, some of Otto’s domestic enemies encouraged them to invade Germany....
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