Battle of Pressburg

The Battle of Pressburg (German: Schlacht von Pressburg), or Battle of Pozsony (Hungarian: Pozsonyi csata), or Battle of Bratislava (Slovak: Bitka pri Bratislave) was fought between 4 and 6 July 907.

During this three-day battle, the East Francian army, mainly made up of Bavarian troops led by Margrave Luitpold, faced the Hungarian forces.

The exact place where the battle happened is still a mystery. Old records mention a place called "Brezalauspurc," but historians are not sure exactly where that was. Some think it was near Zalavár, while others believe it was close to Bratislava, which used to be called Pressburg.

This battle had big effects. Because of it, the Kingdom of East Francia could not take back control of the Carolingian March of Pannonia, including the area that later became known as the Marchia Orientalis or the March of Austria, which had been lost in 900.

The most important outcome of the Battle of Pressburg was that the Hungarians kept the lands they had taken during the Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian Basin. They stopped a German invasion that could have threatened their future and set up the Kingdom of Hungary. This battle is seen as one of the most important in the history of Hungary and marks the end of the Hungarian conquest.