Battle of Pressburg – Hungarians must be destroyed – Video

In 907 AD, the united European forces gathered in the Vienna basin to eliminate the Hungarians. Grand Prince Arpad defeated the invaders and managed to keep the Carpathian Basin, szkitahun.wordpress.com said.

The German army was led by Prince Luitpold, and he wanted to regain the control over Pannonia which was part of East Francia.

The battle was fought between 4-6 July 907, during which the 20 000-strong Hungarian army defeated the 60 000-strong enemy.

This short video presents the battle with interesting scenes and subtitles:

After the battle, the Hungarian army immediately attacked Bavaria and plundered several settlements. The battle of Pressburg showed the military superiority of the Hungarian army, which was consisted of light armored and quick moving nomadic horse archers. The heavy armored and slow moving European knights could not compete with them.

Thanks to this victory, Hungary could be remained an independent country and nation, and they were able to organize themselves as a Christian nation.

based on the article of szkitahun.wordpress.com
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