battle, medieval

Battle of Mailberg

Name: Battle of Mailberg
Start: 1082-05-12
Location: Mailberg, Austria

Battle of Mailberg was a battle fought on 12 May 1082 at Mailberg, in what is now Austria. The recorded result: Decisive Bohemian victory. Recorded strength: 6,000 Bohemians; 2,000 mercenaries (from Moravia and Bavaria) against 3,000 Austrians; 500 cavalry.

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Leopold II. in der Schlacht bei Mailberg, Babenberger Stammbaum, um 1490, Stift Klosterneuburg.. Hans Part, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Fought12 May 1082

WhereMailberg, Austria48.667N, 16.183E

OutcomeDecisive Bohemian victory

Belligerents20px Duchy of Bohemiaagainst20px Margraviate of Austria; County of Bogen

Casualties and lossesMinorandMost killed or captured

Record

Date	12 May 1082
Place	Mailberg, Austria 48.667N, 16.183E
Kind	Battle, medieval
Strength	6,000 Bohemians; 2,000 mercenaries (from Moravia and Bavaria)	3,000 Austrians; 500 cavalry
Casualties and losses	Minor	Most killed or captured
Commanders	Vratislaus II of Bohemia	Leopold II, Margrave of Austria

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

Nearest engagements

Battle of Schöngrabern 1805, 12 km SW
Battle of Hollabrunn 1809, 13 km SW
Battle of Sitzendorf 1620, 20 km W
Siege of Retz 1486, 20 km NW
Siege of Znojmo 1404, 23 km NW

Battle of Mailberg is one of 334 engagements of the 11th century in the atlas and one of 69 in present-day Austria.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2236999, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Mailberg, revision 1370268803, 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.