Battle of Steppes

Battle of Steppes

The Steppes plain near Montenaken, 2008
Date13 October 1213
Location
Montenaken, Belgium
50°42′46″N 5°07′32″E / 50.712817°N 5.125577°E / 50.712817; 5.125577
Result Brabantine defeat
Belligerents
Bishopric of Liège
County of Loon		 Duchy of Brabant
Commanders and leaders
Bishop Hugh Pierrepont
Henry III, Duke of Limburg
Louis II, Count of Loon		 Henry I, Duke of Brabant
Strength
Unknown 3,300–4,400
Casualties and losses
200 2,500–3,000 killed
Location within Belgium

The Battle of Steppes was fought in modern-day Belgium on 13 October 1213 between Hugh Pierrepont, Bishop of Liège, and Henry I, Duke of Brabant.

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