Battle of Lechfeld (955)
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The Battle of Lechfeld (955) was a decisive victory of King Otto I’s forces over the invading Magyars, effectively ending their raids into Western Europe and solidifying the power of the emerging Holy Roman Empire.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Lechfeld | 1 |
| Battle of Lechfeld (955) canonical | 1 |
| Battle of the Lech River (955) | 1 |
| Second Battle of Lechfeld | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2020204 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Lechfeld (955) Context triple: [Ottonian dynasty, significantEvent, Battle of Lechfeld (955)]
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A.
Battle of Nottuln
The Battle of Nottuln was an engagement during the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick clashed with French troops in western Germany.
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Battle of Mohi
The Battle of Mohi was a major 1241 clash in which Mongol forces decisively defeated the Kingdom of Hungary, marking a critical moment in the Mongol expansion into Central Europe.
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C.
Battle of Corbach
The Battle of Corbach was a 1760 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick clashed with French troops in western Germany.
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D.
Battle of Ampfing
The Battle of Ampfing was a 1800 engagement during the French Revolutionary Wars in Bavaria between French forces and the Habsburg Austrian army, serving as a prelude to the decisive Battle of Hohenlinden.
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E.
Battle of Oltenitza
The Battle of Oltenitza was an 1853 engagement of the Crimean War in which Ottoman forces crossed the Danube and clashed with the Russian army near the town of Oltenița in Wallachia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Lechfeld (955) Target entity description: The Battle of Lechfeld (955) was a decisive victory of King Otto I’s forces over the invading Magyars, effectively ending their raids into Western Europe and solidifying the power of the emerging Holy Roman Empire.
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A.
Battle of Nottuln
The Battle of Nottuln was an engagement during the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick clashed with French troops in western Germany.
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B.
Battle of Mohi
The Battle of Mohi was a major 1241 clash in which Mongol forces decisively defeated the Kingdom of Hungary, marking a critical moment in the Mongol expansion into Central Europe.
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C.
Battle of Corbach
The Battle of Corbach was a 1760 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick clashed with French troops in western Germany.
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D.
Battle of Ampfing
The Battle of Ampfing was a 1800 engagement during the French Revolutionary Wars in Bavaria between French forces and the Habsburg Austrian army, serving as a prelude to the decisive Battle of Hohenlinden.
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E.
Battle of Oltenitza
The Battle of Oltenitza was an 1853 engagement of the Crimean War in which Ottoman forces crossed the Danube and clashed with the Russian army near the town of Oltenița in Wallachia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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historical event ⓘ medieval battle ⓘ |
| aftermath |
Magyars gradually settled in the Carpathian Basin and Christianized
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capture and execution of Magyar leaders Bulcsú, Lél, and Súr ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Lechfeld (955)
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surface form:
Second Battle of Lechfeld
|
| associatedWith |
Ottonian dynasty
ⓘ
formation of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Bohemian contingent
ⓘ
Duchy of Bavaria ⓘ Duchy of Franconia ⓘ Duchy of Swabia ⓘ East Francia ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of East Francia
Magyar tribal forces ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor
ⓘ
surface form:
Otto I, King of East Francia
|
| commander |
Burchard III, Duke of Swabia
ⓘ
Conrad the Red ⓘ Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ |
| conflictBetween |
East Francia
ⓘ
Hungarians ⓘ
surface form:
Magyars
|
| date | 10 August 955 ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Widukind of Corvey’s Res gestae Saxonicae
ⓘ
later medieval German chronicles ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 10th century ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Central Europe ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Duchy of Bavaria ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Germany ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Augsburg ⓘ |
| location | Lechfeld plain ⓘ |
| notableUnitType |
East Frankish heavy cavalry
ⓘ
Magyar light cavalry ⓘ infantry contingents from German duchies ⓘ |
| opposingCommander |
Bulcsú
ⓘ
Lél (Lehel) ⓘ Súr ⓘ |
| partOf |
Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian Basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Hungarian invasions of Europe
|
| precededBy | Magyar siege of Augsburg (955) ⓘ |
| result |
decisive East Frankish victory
ⓘ
defeat of the Magyars ⓘ end of large-scale Magyar raids into Western Europe ⓘ |
| significance |
consolidation of Otto I’s authority in Germany
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paved the way for the establishment of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ turning point in the Hungarian invasions of Europe ⓘ |
| year | 955 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Lechfeld (955) Description of subject: The Battle of Lechfeld (955) was a decisive victory of King Otto I’s forces over the invading Magyars, effectively ending their raids into Western Europe and solidifying the power of the emerging Holy Roman Empire.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Battle of Lechfeld
this entity surface form:
Second Battle of Lechfeld
this entity surface form:
Battle of the Lech River (955)