Fontenoy and the Justification of Battle-Seeking Strategy in the Ninth Century
22 Pages
Open Access
Journal:
Mediaevistik
Volume 35
Issue 1
pp. 89 - 110
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Summary
The Carolingian civil war of 840‒843 is often defined by two major events, the indecisive but costly Battle of Fontenoy (841) and the Treaty of Verdun (843), which ended the conflict. The
Details
- Pages
- 22
- DOI
- 10.3726/med.2022.01.03
- Open Access
- CC-BY
- Keywords
- Carolingian warfare Battle of Fontenoy Battle of Andernach Louis the German Lothar I Charles the Bald campaign strategy battle-seeking strategy battle avoidance Vegetius Augustine Hincmar of Rheims
