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Coordinates: 48°22′N. Second Battle of Lechfeld. Part of the Hungarian invasions of Europe. The Battle of Lechfeld, from a 1457 illustration in Sigmund Meisterlin's codex of Nuremberg history. Date. 10–12 August 955. Location. Lechfeld plain, near Augsburg, Bavaria. Result.
- 10-12 August 955
- Lechfeld plain, near Augsburg, Bavaria
In early August, after the Magyars had pulled back to Lechfeld plain below Augsburg, Otto’s scouts discerned that Augsburg was the Magyars’ real objective, and that the main body of the enemy force intended to seek battle with Otto’s relief army on the Lechfeld.
Battle of Lechfeld (910) First Battle of Lechfeld. Part of the Hungarian invasions of Europe. Date. 12 June 910. Location. Lechfeld plain, near Augsburg, Bavaria. Result. Hungarian victory.
Mar 24, 2024 · The fastening system on the Lechrain near Augsburg. According to some researchers, most of the individual battles of the Battle of the Lechfeld took place on the eastern side of the Lech between Thierhaupten and Mering. The Lech plain lies about 30 to 70 meters above sea level below the adjacent hill country.
Battle of the Lechfeld. Travel back in time to the year 955 and find out where you can experience the Battle of Lechfeld in the Augsburg region. It is a battle that had a far-reaching impact on German and European history.
Encyclopedias almanacs transcripts and maps. Lechfeld. views 3,130,179 updated. Lechfeld (lĕkh´fĕlt), plain near Augsburg, S Germany, drained by the Lech River. There in 955, King (later Emperor) Otto I defeated the Magyars and stopped their expansion into central Europe. The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.
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Description. In August 955 a battle took place that effectively ended the incursions of steppe nomads into Western Europe. The forces of Otto the Great annihilated a huge army of Hungarian mounted archers in an encounter that is generally known as the battle of Lechfeld, a broad plain near Augsburg in southern Germany.
