Warrior Dezső Sacrifices his Life for King Charles Robert, József Molnár, 1855

King charles robert of anjou fleeing from the battle of posada (november 9-12, 1330). Romantic painting charles' army wear hussar clothes of the 17th century. The basarab i of wallachia's army ambushed charles robert of anjou, king of hungary and his 30,000-strong invading army. The vlach (romanian) warriors rolled down rocks over the cliff edges in a place where the hungarian mounted knights could not escape from them nor climb the heights to dislodge the attackers. Object Type: painting. Date: 1855. Dimensions: height: 152 cm (59.8 in); width: 187 cm (73.6 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Hungarian National Gallery. Molnár József Carol Robert fleeing from Posada Battle