battle, medieval

Battle at Brůdek

Name: Battle at Brůdek
Start: 1040-08-23
Location: Brůdek, Czech Republic

Battle at Brůdek was a battle fought on 23 August 1040 at Brůdek, in what is now Czech Republic. The recorded result: Bohemian victory.

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Fought23 August 1040

WhereBrůdek, Czech Republic49.487N, 12.738E

OutcomeBohemian victory

BelligerentsHoly Roman EmpireagainstDuchy of Bohemia; Kingdom of Hungary

Casualties and lossesHeavyandUnknown

Record

Date	23 August 1040 to 23 August 1040
Place	Brůdek, Czech Republic 49.487N, 12.738E
Kind	Battle, medieval
Casualties and losses	Heavy	Unknown
Commanders	Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor Otto III, Duke of Swabia Counts of Winterthur	Břetislav I

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Operation Cowboy 1945, 8.5 km N
Battle of Hiltersried 1433, 16 km SW
Battle of Domažlice 1431, 20 km SE
Battle of Rozvadov 1621, 24 km NW
Air battle over Merklín 1953, 34 km E

Elsewhere in 1040

Battle at Brůdek is one of 334 engagements of the 11th century in the atlas and one of 188 in present-day Czech Republic.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q15844349, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle at Brůdek, revision 1370105717, 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.