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Battle of Riade

Battle of Riade was a battle fought in AD 933 at Central Germany, in what is now Germany. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Central Germany. It was part of Hungarian invasions of Europe, which ran from AD 820 to AD 970. The recorded result: German victory.

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FoughtAD 933
WhereCentral Germany, Germany51.163N, 10.448E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeGerman victory
BelligerentsEast Francia; (Kingdom of Germany)againstPrincipality of Hungary
Casualties and lossesReportedly minorandReportedly minor
Part ofHungarian invasions of EuropeAD 820 to AD 970

Where it sits in Hungarian invasions of Europe

Siege of Kyiv, AD 898Siege of Venice, AD 899Battle of Brenta, AD 899Battle of Eisenach, AD 908Battle of Lechfeld, AD 910Battle of Rednitz, AD 910Assedio di Pavia, AD 924Battle of Riade, AD 933Battle of W.l.n.d.r, AD 934Battle of Fraxinet, AD 942Siege of Lérida, AD 942Hungarian raid in Spain, AD 942Battle of Wels, AD 943Battle of Lechfeld, AD 955Hungarian invasions of Thrace, AD 959Battle of Arcadiopolis, AD 970AD 898AD 970Battle of Riade, AD 933
16 placed engagements of Hungarian invasions of Europe in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateAD 933 (year precision)
PlaceCentral Germany, Germany
51.163N, 10.448E
KindBattle, medieval
Casualties and lossesReportedly minorReportedly minor
Commanders
  • Henry the Fowler
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Placed at Central Germany; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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In the same war

Battle of Riade is one of 186 engagements of the 10th century in the atlas and one of 668 in present-day Germany.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q164697, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Riade, revision 1375974475, 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.