Battle of Vlaardingen

When

4 Aug 1018

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

51.92° N, 4.35° E

Description

battle in 1018

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

1018 victory by West Frisia over the Holy Roman Empire

The (First) Battle of Vlaardingen was fought on 29 July 1018 between troops of the Holy Roman Empire and West Frisia. As a result of a trade dispute, Emperor Henry II sent an army towards West Frisia to subdue the rebellious Count Dirk III. However, the Imperial army was decisively defeated and fled in panic.

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• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Vlaardingen: Henry II sends an army towards Holland to subdue the rebellious Count Dirk III. The Imperial forces are defeated near Vlaardingen”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “In der Schlacht von Vlaardingen siegt Dietrich III. von Holland über ein von Kaiser Heinrich II. entsandtes Heer unter Herzog Gottfried II. von Niederlothringen”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “l'armée lotharingienne du duc Godefroid et de l'évêque Adalbold II d'Utrecht est anéantie par le comte Thierry III de Hollande à la bataille de Vlaardingen”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “битва при Влардингене между войсками Священной Римской империи и Западной Фризии”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page