Battle of Deutschbrod

Date	10 January 1422
Location	Deutschbrod (Havlíčkův Brod)
Result	Hussite victory

Belligerents

Hussites

Catholics

Commanders and leaders

Jan Žižka

Filippo Scolari

Strength

12 war wagons with 400 infantry

2,000 cavalry

Casualties and losses

500

Hussite Wars

Živohoště Nekmíř Sudoměř Vítkov Hill Vyšehrad Brüx Kutná Hora Nebovidy Deutschbrod Hořice Aussig Tachov Kratzau Trnava Domažlice Waidhofen Hiltersried Pilsen Lipany Kretsch Sellnitz Grotniki

The Battle of Deutschbrod^[1] or Německý Brod took place on 10 January 1422, in Deutschbrod (Německý Brod, now Havlíčkův Brod), Bohemia, during the Hussite Wars. Led by Jan Žižka, the Hussites besieged 2,000 Royalist crusaders. The Roman Catholic crusaders were no match for the Hussites and Deutschbrod was quickly taken and sacked. A Royalist arsenal and supply train, numbering some 500 wagons, was captured, one of the largest amounts of loot that the Hussites would take throughout the whole war.

References

↑ Encyclopedia Americana

External links

List of Hussite Battles

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