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Who defeated the Magyars at the Battle of Lechfeld in 955?
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At the Battle of Lechfeld in 955, the Magyar army was decisively defeated by the German king Otto I (later Holy Roman emperor).123
The battle took place near Augsburg, Germany, where Otto I led a force composed of mounted contingents from nearly all the German duchies. This victory effectively ended the period of major Magyar raids into Western Europe and demonstrated the military effectiveness of heavily armed, mounted soldiers.23