Mongol Military Strategies Regarding the Campaign against the Hungarian Kingdom

Abstract

The focus of the study is the Mongol diplomatic and military tactics during the invasion of the Hungarian Kingdom in 1241–1242. The Mongols formed a characteristic art of war in the campaigns of the first half of the 13th century. The general elements of Mongol warfare and their military strategies and tactics can be identified in the campaign against the Hungarian Kingdom. Those elements are discussed in this paper.