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10-11 APRIL 1241

01 Batu prepares his assault

Without

the bridge the Mongol advance would be dead before it begun. With Subutai having ordered the stone-throwers forwards, Batu gives the signal to pound the Hungarian bowmen holding the bridge relentlessly. Unable to respond with any siege weaponry of their own, the Hungarians are forced to abandon the position.

02 Batu fords the

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