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Battle of the Unstrut River

Battle of the Unstrut River was a battle fought in AD 531 in what is now Germany. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. The recorded result: Decisive Frankish victory; Fall of the Thuringian kingdom. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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FoughtAD 531
WhereGermany51.316N, 10.276E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeDecisive Frankish victory; Fall of the Thuringian kingdom
BelligerentsFrankish KingdomagainstThuringi
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown

Record

DateAD 531 (year precision)
PlaceGermany
51.316N, 10.276E
KindBattle, medieval
StrengthUnknownUnknown
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
  • Theuderic I
  • Chlothar I
  • Hermanafrid
Battle of the Unstrut RiverBattle of the Unstrut RiverCombat of MechterstädtBattle of LangensalzaBattle of EisenachSkirmish of MechterstedtBattle of LutterbergCombat of MechterstädtBattle of EisenachHanoverLeipzigOsnabrückMagdeburgJenaGießenHofBielefeld100 km51.316N, 10.276E
Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Elsewhere in AD 531

Battle of the Unstrut River is one of 120 engagements of the 6th century in the atlas and one of 538 in present-day Germany.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4873035, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of the Unstrut River (531), revision 1370602603, 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.