Battle of the Gvozd

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Battle of the Gvozd
Death of Petar Svačić (national romantic painting by Josip Horvat, 1941)
Death of Petar Svačić
(national romantic painting by Josip Horvat , 1941)
date 1097
place Petrova gora , Croatia
output Victory of the Hungarians
Parties to the conflict

Hungary

Croatia

Commander

unknown

King Petar Svačić †

Troop strength
unknown unknown
losses

unknown

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The Battle of Gvozd took place in 1097 and was fought on the Petrova gora (Petersgebirge or Petersberg) in central Croatia between the armed forces of the Croatian King Petar Svačić and King Koloman of Hungary . It was a significant event in the history of Croatia and Hungary .

The battle

With the intention of conquering the Kingdom of Croatia , Hungarian forces crossed the Drava and tried to advance to the Adriatic coast. King Petar Svačić left his residence in the royal city of Knin and moved his armed forces further north to face the Hungarians.

The two armies met in the area of ​​the Petrova gora. King Petar was mortally wounded during this battle.

After the battle, the mountain was initially called "Bloody Mountain". Later it was named Petrova Gora (St. Peter's Mountains) in honor of the last Croatian king.

The battle ended tragically for his army and the dynasty of Croatian kings. The victor Koloman later added Croatia to his empire. He was related to the Croatian ruling dynasty and left the most powerful barons of Croatia their rights. Whether and to what extent he concluded a “ Pacta conventa ” with them in 1102 is still controversial today. Koloman was crowned King of Croatia in Biograd na Moru in 1102 . Croatia remained linked to Hungary until 1918 .

Meaning of the name Gvozd

Today Gvozd only means "dense forest" or "karst rock", in older usage also "iron", today the derivation is gvožđe . The mountain range, formerly also called Gvozd, separated the medieval territories of Croatia and inland Slavonia and is now called Kapela .

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