The Battle of Domažlice ( cs, Bitva u Domažlic) or Battle of Taus (german: Schlacht bei Taus) or Battle of Tausch was fought on 14 August 1431 as the part of the 5th crusade against

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s. The crusade was sent to Bohemia after negotiations, held in Pressburg and

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, between Hussites and the emperor Sigismund had failed.

Outcome

The Imperial army was besieging the city of

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since 8 August, when the sight of the approaching and singing Hussite relief army led by Prokop the Bald and hearing their battle hymn " Ktož jsú boží bojovníci" ("Ye Who are Warriors of God"), led to mass panicking among the crusaders, who fled through the

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. The Hussites immediately set after the fleeing Imperial army and annihilated its remnants. Reportedly, 8,000 wagons and all the equipment of the crusaders were captured. The crusader army was accompanied by papal legate

Julian Cesarini Julian Cesarini the Elder ( It.: ''Giuliano Cesarini, seniore'') (1398 in Rome – 10 November 1444 in Varna, Ottoman Empire) was one of the group of brilliant cardinals created by Pope Martin V on the conclusion of the Western Schism. His ...

who escaped, but lost all of his luggage in the retreat, including the secret correspondence and the Papal bull charging him to hire crusaders.John William Mears. "Heroes of Bohemia: Huss, Jerome and Zisca." (1879)

Sources

* ''Ich Wolkenstein'', by Dieter Kühn; Insel Verlag Frankfurt am Main, 1977

External links

Bellum.cz – Battle of Domažlice 14 August 1431
* The National Monument Domažlice on Czech Wikipedia 1431 in Europe Domazlice 1431 Domazlice 1431 Conflicts in 1431

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