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Battle of Andernach

Battle of Andernach was a battle fought on 8 October AD 876 at Andernach, in what is now Germany. The recorded result: East Francian victory.

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Miniature of the battle of Andernach between Charles the Bald and Louis, his nephew. Image taken from f. 231v of Chroniques de France ou de St Denis.
Miniature of the battle of Andernach between Charles the Bald and Louis, his nephew. Image taken from f. 231v of Chroniques de France ou de St Denis.. Mahiet (or Master of the Vie de Saint Louis) and the Master of the Cambrai Missal, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought8 October AD 876
WhereAndernach, Germany50.439N, 7.406E
OutcomeEast Francian victory
BelligerentsWest FranciaagainstEast Francia

Record

Date8 October AD 876
PlaceAndernach, Germany
50.439N, 7.406E
KindBattle, medieval
Commanders
  • Louis the Younger
Battle of AndernachBattle of AndernachBattle of NeuwiedBattle of RemagenOperation LumberjackBattle of KircheibBattle of AltenkirchenBattle of RemagenBattle of KircheibFrankfurtCologneLuxembourgMannheimDüsseldorfSaarbrückenWiesbadenWürzburg100 km50.439N, 7.406E
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Elsewhere in AD 876

Battle of Andernach is one of 193 engagements of the 9th century in the atlas and one of 668 in present-day Germany.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q908101, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Andernach (876), revision 1370106782, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.