Battle of Langensalza | |||||||
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Part of the Saxon rebellion | |||||||
![]() Plan of the attack during the battle of Langensalza (made by Czech military historian Otakar Frankenberger, c. 1938) | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Holy Roman Empire | Duchy of Saxony | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Henry IV of Germany Rudolf of Rheinfelden Vratislaus II of Bohemia Ernst of Austria † Theodoric II of Lorraine Godfrey IV of Lower Lorraine |
Otto of Nordheim Burchard II of Halberstadt Magnus of Saxony Lothair Udo II of the Nordmark | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
25000 | 7000 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
2765 | 5860 |
The First Battle of Langensalza was fought on 9 June 1075 between forces of King Henry IV of Germany and several rebellious Saxon noblemen on the River Unstrut near Langensalza in Thuringia. The battle was a complete success for Henry, resulting in the subjugation of the Saxons shortly before the Investiture Controversy commenced. In Germany the battle is known as the Schlacht bei Homburg an der Unstrut, after a nearby Kaiserpfalz and monastery.
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