Battle of Nebovidy explained

Conflict:Battle of Nebovidy
Partof:the Second anti-Hussite crusade, Hussite Wars
Date:6 January 1422
Place:Nebovidy, Bohemia
Result:Hussite victory
Combatant1:Crusade along with Catholic loyalists
Combatant2:Hussite coalition
Commander1:King Sigismund
Pippo Spano
Commander2:Jan Žižka
Strength1:50,000–92,000[1]
  • 80,000 Hungarians
  • 12,000 Austrians
Strength2:12,000–18,000
Casualties1:Unknown, more than Hussites
Casualties2:Unknown, less than Catholics

The Battle of Nebovidy was fought on 6 January 1422 between the Holy Roman Empire and the Hussites, during the second crusade against the Hussites. The Hussites were led by Jan Žižka, while the Imperial forces were led by Emperor Sigismund. The Hussite army surprised a several thousand strong Hungarian force, part of the Sigismund-led army, resting near the village of Nebovidy (in central Bohemia, near Kolin). The Hungarians had no time to mobilize and regroup and the Hussites were victorious. This was the final battle of a larger conflict – the battle of Kutna Hora.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: WINDECKE, Eberhard . Denkwürdigkeiten zur Geschichte des Zeitalters Kaiser Sigmunds . Wilhelm Altmann . german . Berlin . 1893.