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The most significant result of the Battle of Pressburg is that the Hungarians secured the lands they gained during the Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian Basin, and prevented a future German invasion, the Germans did not attack Hungary until 1030. This battle is considered one of the most significant battles in the history of Hungary.
This category includes historical battles in which states of Hungary (10th century–present) participated. Please see the category guidelines for more information. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Battles involving Hungary .
Thereafter the Kingdom of Hungary was part of the Habsburg Monarchy. A decisive part of the fighting force – about four fifth, most of the time – was formed by the main arm of the time: infantry. The other arm, cavalry, still consisted mainly of heavy cavalry, or units equipped with mail armor, called battle cavalry.
The siege of Budapest or battle of Budapest was the 50-day-long encirclement by Soviet and Romanian forces of the Hungarian capital of Budapest, near the end of World War II. Part of the broader Budapest Offensive , the siege began when Budapest, defended by Hungarian and German troops, was encircled on 26 December 1944 by the Red Army and the ...
Hungary in its modern (post-1946) borders roughly corresponds to the Great Hungarian Plain (the Pannonian Basin) in Central Europe.. During the Iron Age, it was located at the crossroads between the cultural spheres of Scythian tribes (such as Agathyrsi, Cimmerians), the Celtic tribes (such as the Scordisci, Boii and Veneti), Dalmatian tribes (such as the Dalmatae, Histri and Liburni) and the ...
According to a legend documented in medieval Hungarian chronicles, the Vértes mountains were named after this incident: during the unsuccessful campaign of 1051–1052, the withdrawing German troops of Henry III, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, scattered their armours to ease their escape through the mountains, hence the name Vértes (vért: Hungarian word for armor).
Pages in category "Battles of World War II involving Hungary" The following 35 pages are in this category, out of 35 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
H. Habsburg–Ottoman war of 1529–1533; Habsburg–Ottoman war of 1540–1547; Habsburg–Ottoman war of 1551–1562; Habsburg–Ottoman war of 1565–1568