Battle of Hořice
Battle of Hořice | |||||||
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Part of the Hussite Wars | |||||||
Battle of Hořice | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Orebites | Bohemian nobility | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Jan Žižka Diviš Bořek of Miletínek |
Čeněk von Wartenberg | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
2,700 infantry 300 cavalry 120 War wagons[1] | 3,000 cavalry with some wagons and cannon | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown | Heavy |
The Battle of Hořice (German name: Horschitz) was fought on 27 April 1423, between the
Hussites
eventually won the battle.
Hussites took the high ground and built their wagon fort there. The Catholic cavalry could not ride up such a steep hill and was forced to dismount. The cannons owned by the nobles could not fire effectively uphill. These circumstances made it a battle between infantry behind fortifications and heavily armored infantry in the field. Žižka's men held the Wagenburg against repeated attacks by dismounted cavalry. Then, Žižka decided that the time was right to counterattack. With some cavalry, the Hussites charged downhill and swept catholic forces from the battlefield.
References
- ^ TOMAN, Hugo (1898). Husitské válečnictví za doby Žižkovy a Prokopovy (in Czech). Praha: Nákladem jubilejního fondu Král. České Společnosti Nauk.
- ISBN 978-0-7546-0801-1.
- ^ The Slavonic Review. School of Slavonic Studies in the University of London, Kings̓ College. 1925. p. 283.
- The Battles of the Hussite Wars
- "The Hussite Wars (1419-36)", Stephen Turnbull, Osprey Publishing (ISBN 1-84176-665-8)