A tatárjárás
1. Az About-ból: - "...the Mongol army was divided into two unequal forces. The smaller force, 20,000 men jointly commanded by Baidar and Kaidu, the grandson of Ogadei, started off first at the beginning of March 1241 and went north into Poland to draw off any support for Hungary that might be found there. The principal invasion force of about 50,000 men, commanded by Batu and Subotai, advanced a few days later and was itself broken into two contingents - the main body passed through the Carpathians into Hungary on March 12, while a small force to screen its southern flank, commanded by Kadan, son of Ogadei, passed through the Carpathians about 150 miles to the southeast and entered Transylvania. .... (Meanwhile = a lengyelek veresége közben, attól délre), to the south, Batu and Subotai had forced the passes into Hungary and come down the mountains, covering 40 miles a day in the snow. On the very day that Henry and so many of his men had fallen, King Béla IV left Pest with an army of some 60,000-70,000 fighting men to confront the larger Mongol force. The Hungarians advanced on the Mongols, who retreated slowly until they reached the plain of Mohi, near the Sajó River. The Mongols then pulled back, past woods beyond the opposite bank, and disappeared. Béla camped on the plain of Mohi and drew his wagons around into a laager for protection. With the aid of catapults, the Mongols occupied the only bridge over the Sajó. On April 10, however, the Hungarians charged the bridge, and the lightly armored Mongols, having little room to maneuver, took a beating. Again improvising a fortified camp on the west side of the river by lashing wagons together, Béla pushed on and established a strong bridgehead on the east side as well. Even while the Mongols were being driven from the bridge, however, Subotai had found a fording point to the south. Just before dawn on April 11, he led 30,000 of his horsemen across. Batu then swept to the Hungarians' left flank, causing them to turn, while Subotai's men hurried northward to strike at the Hungarian rear. By 7 a.m., the Europeans, completely outmaneuvered, were falling back and took refuge in their camp. For the next several hours, the Mongols assailed Béla's camp once more with catapults, throwing stones, burning tar, naphtha and even Chinese firecrackers, whose noise and fiery flashes, hitherto unknown to the Europeans, took their toll on morale. Then another strange thing occurred. The Hungarians discovered that the Mongol army that now surrounded the camp had left a conspicuous gap to the west. Cautiously, a few of the Hungarians tried to escape through the gap and passed through without difficulty. Others followed and soon the flight became uncontrollable. As the Hungarians retreated, however, they became strung out - at which point the Mongols reappeared in force, riding along their flanks and showering them with arrows. The Hungarian retreat degenerated into a panicky, disorderly rout - just as Subotai had calculated it would when he deliberately left them that tantalizing but deceptive escape route. Now, moving in for the kill, the Mongols rode the Hungarians down and killed them with lance and saber. Depending on the source, anywhere from 40,000 to 65,000 Hungarians and other European men-at-arms were killed. 2. A TiscaliNl -ből: - "Mohi (Sajo River), Battle of (1241). During the Mongol advance into Hungary (see Mongol Invasion of Europe), King Bela IV (1206-70) of Hungary left his main army at Pest (Budapest), where he expected the Mongols to strike in force, and took 100,000 men to the plain of Mohi on the Sajo River in Tokaj (Tokay). He engaged the Mongols under Batu ( d. 1256) with a small detachment at abridge and kept most of his men in camp. Meanwhile, Mongol forces led by General Subedei (d. c. 1258) had hidden on the east side of the Sajo, crossed over at night, and attacked on April 11, 1241 Europe's most formidable army from the rear; other Mongol detachments immediately attacked its wings. The Hungarians were completely surprised, and when the main Mongol force made a frontal attack, between 40,000 and 70,000 were slain. Fully demoralized, Bela fled, with the Mongols in pursuit until they decided to rest and enjoy the spoils of war; they would have renewed the conquest of Europe in the winter of 1242 had not the death of their supreme ruler (khakan), Ogedai (d. 1241), demanded the return of the Mongol armies to Karakorum for the election of a new ruler ." (A piros kiemelés tőlem! Akkor még a magyar hadsereget tartották Európa legfélelmetesebb erejének!!!).

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