Battle of Vyšehrad
| Battle of Vyšehrad | |||||||
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| Part of the Hussite Wars | |||||||
 Medieval painting of Vyšehrad |
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Hussites
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Hynek Krušina of Lichtenburg Diviš Bořek of Miletínek Mikuláš of Hus
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 / Sigismund Mikeš Divůček of Jemniště Jindřich of Kravaře and Plumlov † Jan Všembera of Boskovice
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| 10-15,000 | over 10,000 | ||||||
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| 30 killed | 500 killed Unknown number of wounded and captured |
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The Battle of Vyšehrad was a series of engagements at the start of the Hussite War between Hussite forces and Catholic crusaders sent by Emperor Sigismund. The battle took place at the castle of Vyšehrad from 16 August 1419 to c. 1 November 1420.
After the death of King Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia, Queen Sophia (with the help of Čeněk of Wartenberg) tried to gain control of Prague. Sophia and Cenek recruited soldiers from Germany, who took up positions at Vyšehrad, Hradčany, and at the archbishop's palace and the cloister of St. Thomas in a part of Prague called New Town. The Hussite uprising was successful in other parts of Bohemia, and the towns of Klatovy, Písek, Louny, Žatec, and Plzeň came under Hussite control. On 25 October 1419, Hussites captured Vysehrad as well.
In November 1419, fighting took place between Catholic fighters under Petr from Šternberk and Hussite peasants under the command of a priest, Ambrosius. These Hussites went from the area near Usti to Prague, surrounded Novy Knin, and attacked. After gaining reinforcements, Ambrosius's forces crossed the Vltava River. The Hussites won the battle but lost about 300 people.
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