Battle at Brůdek

Miniature illustration of the battle from the Chronicle of Dalimil (14th century)

Date	22/23 August 1040
Location	Upper Palatine Forest
Result	Bohemian victory

Belligerents

Holy Roman Empire

Duchy of Bohemia
Kingdom of Hungary

Commanders and leaders

Henry III
Otto of Schweinfurt
Werner of Maden †

Břetislav I

Casualties and losses

heavy

unknown

Coordinates: 49°29′13″N 12°44′17″E / 49.487°N 12.738°E / 49.487; 12.738

The Battle at Brůdek (Czech Bitva u Brůdku; German Schlacht bei Stokau, Schlacht bei Biwanka) was a battle fought between Henry III, King of the Romans, and Břetislav I, Duke of Bohemia, on 22/23 August 1040. The battle took place in the Upper Palatine Forest in what is now the Domažlice District of Plzeň Region, Czech Republic.

Břetislav was leading a campaign against Poland in 1039, and after he conquered Gniezno, he removed the relics of Adalbert of Prague to Prague, intended as a move to establish a separate archbishopric there, in order to secede from the jurisdiction of the archbishop of Mainz. Archbishop Bardo complained about this to Henry, who was already unhappy with Břetislav's war against Poland, as both Bohemia and Poland were nominally vassals of the empire. Břetislav agreed to send his son Spytihněv as a hostage to the court of the king, however because he refused the payment of a tribute requested by Henry, the king moved against Bohemia with two armies.

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