Battle of Posada

When

17 Nov 1330 – 20 Nov 1330

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

45.29° N, 25.62° E

Description

1330 battle

1330 battle between Wallachian and Hungarian armies

The Battle of Posada was fought between Basarab I of Wallachia and Charles I of Hungary . The small Wallachian army led by Basarab, formed of cavalry and foot archers, as well as local peasants, managed to ambush and defeat the 30,000-strong Hungarian army, in a mountainous region.

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• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Posada: The Wallachians, under Basarab I, defeat the Hungarians, though heavily outnumbered”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “In der Schlacht bei Posada fügt ein walachisches Heer unter Basarab I. einer zahlenmäßig überlegenen ungarischen Armee unter Karl I. eine vernichtende…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page