The victorious army of King Henry IV. kills many of the fleeing Saxons in battle at Homburg on the Unstrut, stopping only due to dust blocking their sight.

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Related Conflict :	Saxon Wars of Henry IV. (1067-1075 AD), Battle at Homburg on the Unstrut
Perpetrator (Person) :	Henry IV., Holy Roman Emperor Origin: Saxon Gender: Male, Age: adult, Activity: monarch/ruler, Reaction: attack, Direct Consequence: victory
Perpetrator (Group) :	Army of Henry IV. (HRE) Origin: Mixed Gender: Male, Age: adult, Activity: soldier, Reaction: attack, Direct Consequence: victory
Victim (Group) :	Origin: Saxon Gender: Male, Age: adult, Activity: soldier, Reaction: flight, Direct Consequence: losses
Level :	intersocial
Source :	Carmen de bello Saxonico 3, 176-181 Carmen de bello Saxonico 3, 176-181 Paste CTS-Link
Location :	Homburg on the Unstrut (Homburg on the Unstrut), Unstrut (Unstrut)
Time Periode :	Salian Period
Century :	A.D. 11
Year :	A.D. 1075
Month :	June
Day :	9
Season :	Summer
Context :	battle
Motivation :	tactical/strategical
Application :	shooting cutting
Weapon :	sword other/commentary
Long-Term Consequence :	death victory
Original Text :	Victores instant, fugientes atque trucidant. Et nisi iam caelum densatae pulvere nubes Texissent visusque sequentum detinuissent, Ultimus ille dies genti luxisset iniquae. Sed tamen in caecis multi cecidere tenebris, Corpora perfossi telis gladiisque secati.
Translation :	-
Edition :	Carmen de bello Saxonico, In: F. Schmale, I. Schmale-Ott, Quellen zur Geschichte Kaiser Heinrichs IV. (FSGA 12), 5th Ed. Darmstadt 2017, 144-189.
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