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Siege of Pilsen
Part of Hussite Wars

Prokop and his men before they besieged Pilsen, by Věnceslav Černý
Date14 July 1433 – 9 May 1434
LocationPlzeň, Bohemia
Result Catholic victory
Belligerents

Radical Hussites

Moderate Hussites

Landfrieden of Pilsen
Commanders and leaders
Prokop the Great
Jan Pardus
Ondřej Keřský of Řimovice
Bedřich of Strážnice
Jan Čapek of Sány		 William Schwihau von Riesenberg
Theobald of Dolany
Strength
About 13,000 Unknown
Casualties and losses
700–1,000 killed
500–700 captured		 Unknown
Hussite Wars
(1419–1434)
and afterwards

The siege of Pilsen lasted from 14 July 1433 to 9 May 1434 and was an important encounter of the Hussite Wars. Hussite troops led by Prokop the Great had unsuccessfully besieged the Catholic city of Pilsen for nine months and twenty three days. Failure to capture one of the last major Catholic cities in Bohemia along with the fall of New Town was a huge blow for the Hussite groups that foreshadowed their decisive defeat in the Battle of Lipany.

Further reading

  • Šmahel, František. Husitská revoluce 3: Kronika válečných let. Prague: Karolinum, 1996. 420 pp. ISBN 80-7184-075-0. (in Czech)

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