Battle of the Fischa
| Battle of the Fischa | |||||||
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The battle depicted in the Chronica Hungarorum | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Kingdom of Hungary | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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King Géza II Beloš Vukanović | Henry XI, Duke of Bavaria | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown; also Cumans, Pechenegs and Székelys | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 3,000 (According to Hungarian chronicles) | More than 7,000 (According to Hungarian chronicles) | ||||||
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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 Kingdom of Hungary and the March of Austria, which then belonged to the overlordship of the Dukes of Bavaria and it was ruled by margraves of the Franconian Babenberg dynasty.