Battle of Domažlice
| Battle of Domažlice | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Hussite Wars – 5th anti-Hussite crusade | |
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| Date 14 August 1431 Location Domažlice (Taus), Bohemia Result Hussite victory | |
| Belligerents | |
| Crusade Holy Roman Empire Brandenburg Bohemian Catholics Bavaria Saxony Swabian cities Electoral Cologne Electoral Mainz Austria Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg some Imperial cities Papal States (Italian contingent) Kingdom of Hungary |
Hussite coalition Praguers Orphans Union of Žatec and Louny Taborites most of the Hussite cities Hussite nobility Grand Duchy of Lithuania |
| Commanders and leaders | |
| Frederick of Brandenburg Cardinal Cesarini Jindřich of Plavno Jan Vircburský Albert of Habsburg |
Prokop the Bald Sigismund Korybut |
| Strength | |
| 30,000–50,000 | 20,000 |
| Casualties and losses | |
| >1,500 | Unknown |
The Battle of Domažlice (Czech: Bitva u Domažlic) or Battle of Taus (German: Schlacht bei Taus) or Battle of Tausch was fought on 14 August 1431 as the part of the 5th crusade against Hussites. The crusade was sent to Bohemia after negotiations, held in Pressburg and Cheb, between Hussites and the emperor Sigismund had failed.
Outcome
According to legend, the Imperial army was besieging the city of Domažlice since 8 August, when the sight of the approaching and singing Hussite relief army led by Prokop the Bald and hearing their battle hymn "Ktož jsú boží bojovníci" ("Ye Who are Warriors of God"), led to mass panicking among the crusaders, who fled through the Bohemian Forest. The Hussites immediately set after the fleeing Imperial army and annihilated its remnants. Reportedly, 8,000 wagons and all the equipment of the crusaders were captured. The crusader army was accompanied by papal legate Julian Cesarini who escaped, but lost all of his luggage in the retreat, including the secret correspondence and the Papal bull charging him to hire crusaders.[1]
References
- Back to citation John William Mears. "Heroes of Bohemia: Huss, Jerome and Zisca." (1879)
Bibliography
- Ich Wolkenstein, by Dieter Kühn; Insel Verlag Frankfurt am Main, 1977 ISBN 3-458-32197-7
External links
- Bellum.cz – Battle of Domažlice 14 August 1431
- The National Monument Domažlice on Czech Wikipedia