Battle of Andernach (876)
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Miniature of the battle of Andernach between Charles the Bald and Louis, his nephew. Image taken from f. 231v of Chroniques de France ou de St Denis. | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
West Francia | East Francia | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Charles the Bald | Louis the Younger | ||||||||
The First Battle of Andernach between the West Frankish king Charles the Bald and the East Frankish king Louis the Younger took place on 8 October 876 near Kettig southeast of Andernach and resulted in Charles' complete defeat.
Prelude
Louis III (the Younger) was a son of the East Frankish king
Battle
Charles then tried to conquer the territory on the left bank of the river Rhine. On 8 October 876, this campaign culminated in the battle on a plain near Andernach which resulted in a decisive victory for Louis and stopped all further efforts of Charles to conquer Middle Francia. Charles had to flee to Italy and died almost exactly a year after the battle in
As a result of the battle, Andernach and the Rhineland remained part of East Francia and the Holy Roman Empire into which East Francia later evolved. The border remained almost unchanged until the late Middle Ages. In the
Bibliography
- ISBN 0-582-05585-7, 0-582-05584-9
- Janet L. Nelson (Translator), The Annals of St-Bertin, Manchester University Press, Manchester, 1991, pp. 196–197. [ISBN missing]
References
- ^ Nelson, Janet L. (1992). Charles the Bald. London: Longman Publishing Company. p. 246.