The Battle of the Fischa or Battle of the Leitha took place on 11 September 1146 near the Fischa River at the border of the

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and the

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, which then belonged to the overlordship of the

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and it was ruled by

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s of the Franconian

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The events

The opponents were a Bavarian army led by duke Henry XI and the Hungarian army under the leadership of king

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and his uncle, the

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Beloš Vukanović Beloš ( sr-cyr, Белош; hu, Belos or ''Belus''; el, Βελούσης fl. 1141–1163), was a Serbian prince and Hungarian palatine who served as the regent of Hungary from 1141 until 1146, alongside his sister Helena, mother of the infan ...

, who formerly served as regent and tutor for the underage king. The battle was a victory for the Hungarian army, which defeated a great army during an open battle.

References

* Kristó, Gyula: ''Háborúk és hadviselés az Árpádok korában''. Szukits Könyvkiadó, Szeged, 2003. * Makk, Ferenc: ''Magyarország a 12. században''. Gondolat, Budapest, 1986. * ''Magyarország hadtörténete két kötetben'' (ed.: Liptai, Ervin). Zrínyi Katonai Kiadó, Budapest, 1985. * Makk, Ferenc: "II. Géza". In: Kristó, Gyula – Makk, Ferenc: ''Az Árpádok – fejedelmek és királyok''. Szukits Könyvkiadó, Szeged, 2003. ) 1146 in Europe

Fischa The Fischa () is a river of Lower Austria. It is a right tributary of the Danube near the town Fischamend. Its drainage basin is . References

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Fischa The Fischa () is a river of Lower Austria. It is a right tributary of the Danube near the town Fischamend. Its drainage basin is . References

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Fischa The Fischa () is a river of Lower Austria. It is a right tributary of the Danube near the town Fischamend. Its drainage basin is . References

Rivers of Lower Austria Rivers of Austria {{LowerAustria-geo-stub ...

Fischa The Fischa () is a river of Lower Austria. It is a right tributary of the Danube near the town Fischamend. Its drainage basin is . References

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