Battle of Nekmíř
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| Battle of Nekmíř | |||||||
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| Part of the Hussite Wars | |||||||
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| Combatants | |||||||
| Hussites | Royalist forces | ||||||
| Commanders | |||||||
| Jan Žižka | Bohuslav of Svamberg | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| war wagons with 400 infantry | 2,000 cavalry | ||||||
| Casualties | |||||||
| (unknown) | Heavy | ||||||
| Hussite Wars |
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| Nekmíř - Sudoměř – Vítkov – Vyšehrad – Nebovidy - Německý Brod – Hořice – Ústí nad Labem – Tachov – Lipany – Grotniki |
Battle of Nekmíř - One of several raids carried out by Bohemian Royalist forces, commanded by Bohuslav of Svamberg, against Jan Žižka's Hussite troops.
The raid caught Hussite forces besieging the fortress of Nekmer.
The Hussite force was able to break through Bohuslav's lines by using artillery (hand guns) mounted on wagons, and effect a retreat.
The results of this conflict were important in demonstrating Jan Žižka's military competence in the minds of the Hussites. The Prague Hussites would later call for Žižka's assistance in defending their town against the crusading Imperial Army, despite having spurned him by acquiescing to the Royalists' demands after the initial royalist-hussite conflict in Prague.
[edit] External links
- "The Hussite Wars (1419-36)", Stephen Turnbull, Osprey Publishing (ISBN 1-84176-665-8)
- Osprey Hussite Wars book extract
- Hussite Battles and Significant events
