The army of King Henry IV. loses more than thirty nobles and 5000 soldiers in battle at Mellrichstadt, while the army of King Rudolf of Rheinfelden loses only 80 soldiers.

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Related Conflict :	Investiture Controversy, Wars of King Henry IV. against Counter-Kings (1077-1088), Battle of Mellrichstadt
Perpetrator (Group) :	Army of Henry IV. (HRE) Origin: Mixed Gender: Male, Age: adult, Activity: upper class, Direct Consequence: losses Army of Henry IV. (HRE) Origin: Mixed Gender: Male, Age: adult, Activity: soldier, Direct Consequence: losses
Victim (Group) :	Army of King Rudolf of Rheinfelden Origin: Mixed Gender: Male, Age: adult, Activity: soldier, Direct Consequence: losses
Level :	intersocial
Source :	Berthold of Reichenau, Chronicon (Berthold of Reichenau) 1078Berthold of Reichenau Chronicon (Berthold of Reichenau) 1078 Paste CTS-Link
Location :	Mellrichstadt (Mellrichstadt)
Time Periode :	Salian Period
Century :	A.D. 11
Year :	A.D. 1078
Month :	August
Day :	7
Season :	Summer
Context :	battle
Motivation :	tactical/strategical
Original Text :	Illic ex parte regis Heinrici de nobilioribus plus quam XXX, de minoribus vero, ut aiunt, ad quinque milia interfecti procubuerant; et ex parte adversaria de minoribus tantum ad LXXX viros cecidisse testantur.
Translation :	-
Edition :	I. S. Robinson: Bertholds und Bernolds Chroniken (FSGA 14), Darmstadt, 20-277.
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