The Bishop Ulrich defends Augsburg, a border …
Years: 955 - 955
June
The Bishop Ulrich defends Augsburg, a border city of Swabia, with a contingent of soldiers.
Motivating them with the 23rd Psalm ("Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death").
While this defense is going on, the king was raising an army to march south.
There is no reliable source on the size of the armies and the numbers are still disputed.
The most accepted view is that Otto called up about eight thousand men.
The eight one-thousand-strong legiones (divisions) include three from Bavaria, two from Swabia, one from Franconia and one from Bohemia, under Prince Boleslav I.
The eighth division, commanded by Otto and slightly larger than the others, includes Saxons, Thuringians, and the king's personal guard.
The king's contingent probably includes seasoned knights of Frankish origin.
According to chronicles, the Hungarian army amounted to about seventeen thousand light cavalry.
Gerhard writes that the Hungarian forces advanced to the Iller river and placed Augsburg under siege.
At this time, Augsburg is not quite touching the left bank of the river, upon which it is basically situated.
The fort is defended by Bishop Ulrich.
Most probably the fiercest battle took place on August 8 at the eastern gate, when the Hungarians tried to storm the fort in large numbers.
The bishop's men defended bravely and killed the leader of the attack, forcing the Hungarians to withdraw.
The next day the Hungarians launched a wider general attack.
During the battle, Berchtold of Risinesburg arrives, which heralds the approach of the German army.
At the end of the day, the siege is suspended, and the Hungarians prepared for the next day's battle.
Count Dietpald leads soldiers to Otto's camp during the night.
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- Polytheism (“paganism”)
- Saxons
- Hungarian people
- Polabian Slavs (West Slavs)
- Christianity, Chalcedonian
- Saxony, Duchy of
- Francia Orientalis (East Francia), Kingdom of
- Bohemia, Duchy of
- Hungary, Principality of
- March of Gero, or Marca Geronis
- Bavaria, Ottonian Duchy of
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Years: 955 - 955
June
Locations
People
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- Polytheism (“paganism”)
- Saxons
- Hungarian people
- Polabian Slavs (West Slavs)
- Christianity, Chalcedonian
- Saxony, Duchy of
- Francia Orientalis (East Francia), Kingdom of
- Bohemia, Duchy of
- Hungary, Principality of
- March of Gero, or Marca Geronis
- Bavaria, Ottonian Duchy of
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