Battle on the Elster

Battle on the Elster
Part of the Saxon revolt of 1077–1088

Rudolph, Anti-Emperor of Henry IV, Loses His Arm in Combat, engraving by Bernhard Rode, 1781
DateOctober 14, 1080
Location
near Hohenmölsen on the White Elster
Result Military victory for Rudolf,
Political victory for Henry
Belligerents
Henry IV of Germany Rudolf of Swabia

Battle on the Elster (German: Schlacht bei Hohenmölsen) was the third and last battle between the Salian king Henry IV of Germany and anti-king Rudolf of Rheinfelden, fought on October 14, 1080 near Hohenmölsen on the White Elster river. Rudolf's forces were victorious; however, he was mortally wounded and succumbed to his injuries the next day.

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