Battle of Ilava

Battle of Ilava
	Part of the Kingdom of Hungary; (today Slovakia)
Result	Hungarian-Royalists victory

Belligerents

Kingdom of Hungary

Moravian Catholic nobility

Bohemian Catholic nobility

Orphans

Commanders and leaders Miklós Rozgonyi
István Pohárnok Jan Čapek of Sány
Prokop the LesserStrength Unknown 7,000 with 300 war wagonsCasualties and losses Unknown 5,000, 250 war wagons

The Battle of Ilava (called also Battle of Rudé Pole, Slovak: Bitka na Rudom poli) took place during the Hussite Wars between the Hussites and the Hungarian-Royalists army near Ilava in Upper Hungary (Slovakia) on November 9, 1431 (sometimes date of November 10th or 11th is given).

In 1430 the army of the Hussites defeated the army of the Hungarians, Serbs and Royalists in the Battle of Trnava, but the casualties of the Hussites were quite big, making the victory not as successful.

In september of 1431 the Hussite army under

Taborite forces were looting settlements around cities of Trnava, Nitra and Levice

.

Later, seeking to return home, Hussites were following river Váh to the north, hoping to cross the bridge at

war wagons and many cannons were captured. Rozgonyi executed many Taborite prisoners and their commander Zikmund Hořovský. Remains of the Hussite army retreated through the valley of Púchov

back into Moravia.

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