Battle of Riade
The Battle of Riade or Battle of Merseburg was fought between the troops of East Francia under King Henry I and the Magyars at an unidentified location in northern Thuringia along the river Unstrut on 15 March 933. The battle was precipitated by the decision of the Synod of Erfurt to stop paying an annual tribute to the Magyars in 932.
| Battle of Riade | |||||||
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| Part of the Hungarian invasions of Europe | |||||||
Henry I fights against the Magyars, Sächsische Weltchronik, c. 1270 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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East Francia (Kingdom of Germany) | Principality of Hungary | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Henry the Fowler, East Frankish king and duke of Saxony |
Bulcsú, a harka Lél and Súr, chieftains | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Reportedly minor | Reportedly minor | ||||||
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