Battle of Vyšehrad
| Battle of Vyšehrad | |||||||
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| Part of the Hussite Wars | |||||||
1862 print after a 1420 painting of Vyšehrad | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Kingdom of Hungary |
Hussite coalition | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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King Sigismund Jindřich of Kravaře and Plumlov † Jan Všembera of Boskovice Mikeš Divůček of Jemniště |
Hynek Krušina of Lichtenburg Diviš Bořek of Miletínek Mikuláš of Hus | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Over 10,000 | 10,000–15,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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500 killed Unknown number of wounded and captured | 30 killed | ||||||
The Battle of Vyšehrad was a series of engagements at the start of the Hussite War between Hussite forces and Catholic crusaders sent by Emperor Sigismund. The battle took place at the castle of Vyšehrad from 16 August 1419 to c. 1 November 1420.