Battle of Vítkov Hill

When

21 Jun 1420 – 23 Jul 1420

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

50.09° N, 14.45° E

Description

1420 battle in Prague

1420 battle in Prague

The Battle of Vítkov Hill was a part of the Hussite Wars. The battle pitted the forces of King Sigismund, against Hussite forces under command of Jan Žižka. Vítkov Hill was located on the edge of the city of Prague and the battle occurred in a vineyard established by Sigismund's father, Charles IV. It ended with a decisive Hussite victory.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “The Hussites of Jan Zizka defeat the combined forces of the Holy Roman Empire, the Kingdom of Germany”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “In der Schlacht am Veitsberg erleiden die katholischen Kreuzzügler die erste schwere Niederlage gegen die Hussiten unter der Führung von Jan Žižka”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “разгром Сигизмунда под Прагой в сражении на Витковой горе таборитами Яна Жижки”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

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