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Battle of Bornhöved

Battle of Bornhöved was a battle fought in AD 798 at Bornhöved, in what is now Germany. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Bornhöved. It was part of the Saxon Wars, which ran from AD 772 to AD 804. The recorded result: Obotrite–Frankish victory.

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FoughtAD 798
WhereBornhöved, Germany54.067N, 10.233E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeObotrite–Frankish victory
BelligerentsObotrite Confederacy; Kingdom of the FranksagainstNordalbingian Saxons
Casualties and lossesUnknownand2,901–4,000 killed
Part ofSaxon WarsAD 772 to AD 804

Where it sits in the Saxon Wars

Battle of Süntel, AD 782Battle of the Hase, AD 783Battle of Bornhöved, AD 798AD 782AD 798Battle of Bornhöved, AD 798
3 placed engagements of the Saxon Wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateAD 798 (year precision)
PlaceBornhöved, Germany
54.067N, 10.233E
KindBattle, medieval
Casualties and lossesUnknown2,901–4,000 killed
Commanders
  • Drożko
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Placed at Bornhöved; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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In the same war

Battle of Bornhöved is one of 144 engagements of the 8th century in the atlas and one of 538 in present-day Germany.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q328344, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Bornhöved (798), revision 1370434882, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.