Battle of Lipany
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Battle of Lipany | |||||||
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Part of the Hussite Wars | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Radical Hussites
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Bohemian Catholics | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Jan Roháč of Dubá (POW ) |
Diviš Bořek of Miletínek Oldřich II of Rosenberg | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
10,700 | 14,300 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
1,300 killed 700 executed | 200 killed |
The Battle of Lipany (in Czech: Bitva u Lipan), also called the Battle of Český Brod, was fought at Lipany 40 km east of
The battle
The radicals set up a
Thinking that the enemy was fleeing, the radicals' commanders opened the
The battle now changed into a massacre of the lightly equipped radical forces. Both
Aftermath
As a consequence of the battle, the Taborite army was markedly weakened, and the Orphans virtually ceased to exist as a military force. The road towards acceptance of the Compacts of Basel was now open, and it was signed on 5 July 1436 in Jihlava. The next month, Sigismund was accepted as King of Bohemia by all major factions. Sigismund commented on the Battle of Lipany that "the Bohemians could be overcome only by Bohemians."
The last formation of Taborites under the command of
With the wars officially over, many Hussites were now hired as mercenaries by the same countries which they had sacked during the pillaging expeditions they had called "beautiful rides."
See also
- Luděk Marold – Painter of the Marold's Panorama, which depicts this battle.
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