First Mongol invasion of Hungary

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First Mongol invasion of Hungary
	Part of the Mongol invasion of Europe
	; Mongol invasion depicted in Johannes de Thurocz's Chronica Hungarorum
Date	March 1241 – April 1242
Location	Kingdom of Hungary and Kingdom of Croatia (modern-day Hungary, Croatia, Slovakia, and parts of Serbia and Romania)
Result	Mongol victory Defeat of Hungarian forces; Mongol failure to subjugate the kingdom and capture Béla IV.; Subsequent demands for submission by the Mongols in 1254, 1259, and 1264 are ignored leading to further raids, and eventually a second invasion.;
Belligerents
Kingdom of Hungary Voivodeship of Transylvania; Kingdom of Croatia; Knights Templar Cumans Minor belligerent: ; Duchy of Austria; (until April 1241)	Golden Horde; (Mongol Empire)
Commanders and leaders
Béla IV of Hungary ; Coloman of Slavonia (DOW); Ugrin Csák †; Denis Tomaj †; Pousa of Transylvania †; Benedict Osl; Nicholas Szák †; Paul Geregye; Simon Nagymartoni; Rembald de Voczon Frederick II of Austria Köten	Batu Khan; Subutai; Shiban; Berke; Boroldai
Units involved
Primarily light cavalry; Knights Templar; Crossbowmen; Infantry	Cavalry, predominantly horse archers and lancers; Stone throwers; Possibly Chinese firearm units and other gunpowder units
Strength
~30,000 soldiers (contemporary sources); Other estimations; (Mohi only):; 80,000; 25,000; 50,000	~40,000 cavalry (contemporary sources); Other estimations; (Mohi only):; 70,000; 25,000; 50,000
Casualties and losses
10,000+ soldiers killed;	Unknown, but heavy

The first Mongol invasion of Hungary (Hungarian: tatárjárás) started in March 1241, and the Mongols started to withdraw in late March 1242.

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