<Li> 966--The Hungarians attack the First Bulgarian Empire, and force tsar Peter I of Bulgaria to conclude peace with them, and to let them cross to Byzance . </Li> <Li> 968--A Hungarian army attacks the Byzantine Empire, and splits into two groups . Near Thessaloniki, one army groop of 300 men take 500 Greek captives, and takes them to Hungary . The other army groups of 200 men is ambushed by the Byzantine army, and takes 40 of them as captives . They become bodyguards of emperor Nikephoros II Phokas . </Li> <Li> 970--Sviatoslav I of Kiev attacks the Byzantine empire . His army has Hungarian auxiliary troops too . The Byzantines defeat Sviatoslav's army in the Battle of Arcadiopolis . End of the Hungarian invasions of Europe . </Li> <P> Their army had mostly light cavalry and were highly mobile . Attacking without warning, they quickly plundered the countryside and departed before any defensive force could be organized . If forced to fight, they would harass their enemies with arrows, then suddenly retreat, tempting their opponents to break ranks and pursue, after which the Hungarians would turn to fight them singly . This tactic is formally known as a feigned retreat . </P>

What ended the magyar raids in western europe