Battle of the Unstrut River (531)

Battle of the Unstrut River

Date	531 CE
Location	near Unstrut, Germany
Result	Decisive Merovingian victory Fall of the Thuringii kingdom

Belligerents

Merovingians

Thuringii

Commanders and leaders

Theuderic I

Hermanfrid

Strength

Unknown

Casualties and losses

Unknown

The Battle of the Unstrut River is said to have been fought in 531 CE near the river Unstrut when the Merovingian king Theuderic I decisively defeated the Thuringii army led by king Hermanfrid.

References

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, October 04, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.