The crusade was called because the Pope believed that the Hussite armies would be easily defeated after the death of Jan Žižka. The overall commander of the Hussite forces at the battle was Sigismund Korybut, while Prokop the Great was independently in command of the Taborites. Boso of Vitzthum was the leader of the crusading army. Medieval chronicles states that Hussites had 24,000 soldiers and at least 500 war wagons, while the crusaders had 36,000 men. However modern historians suggest that these numbers are largely exaggerated.[1]
The Hussites drew up their Wagenburg on one of the hills near the town. A crusader cavalry assault on the wagon fortress began the battle. The knights could have been equipped with very large battle axes or hammers because one account of the battle has them hewing through the retaining chains on the wagons to breach through the fortress and get inside the Wagenburg. Then, the knights broke through a second defensive line that was made up of pavises. This was the highest point of crusader morale in the whole battle. The Hussite cavalry inside the Wagenburg had left and attacked the knights trying to breach the wagon chains from the rear. The knights were then surrounded and fell under a huge barrage of artillery, crossbow, and handgun fire. The Hussites then charged in on the knights and showed no mercy. The actual battle was brief, and for that reason, it is possible that no more than 4,000 soldiers were lost on the crusader side. However, after the battle, many of the crusaders fled to nearby villages.
References
^ abcdČORNEJ, Petr; BĚLINA, Pavel (1993). Slavné bitvy naší historie (in Czech). Praha: Marsyas.
^ abPORÁK, Jaroslav; KAŠPAR, Jaroslav (1980). Ze starých letopisů českých (in Czech). Praha: Svoboda.
battle, aussig, this, article, includes, list, general, references, lacks, sufficient, corresponding, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, september, 2014, learn, when, remove, this, template, message,. This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations September 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Battle of Aussig German Schlacht bei Aussig was fought on 16 June 1426 between Roman Catholic crusaders and the Hussites during the Fourth Crusade of the Hussite Wars It was fought near Aussig Usti nad Labem in northern Bohemia Battle of AussigPart of the Third anti Hussite crusade Hussite WarsBattle of Aussig by Venceslav CernyDate16 June 1426LocationAussig Usti nad Labem ResultHussite victoryBelligerentsHussite coalition Praguers Orphans Union of Zatec and Louny Taborites Bohemian Moravian Hussite nobility Grand Duchy of LithuaniaCrusade Holy Roman Empire Margraviate of Meissen Electorate of Saxony Landgraviate of Thuringia Upper Lusatia Landgraviate of Hesse other crusadersCommanders and leaders Sigismund Korybut Prokop the Great Jan Rohac z DubeBoso of VitzthumStrength11 000 1 500 War wagons13 000 1 Casualties and losses19 30 killed 1 2 300 wagons4 000 killed including 14 counts and barons 2 The crusade was called because the Pope believed that the Hussite armies would be easily defeated after the death of Jan Zizka The overall commander of the Hussite forces at the battle was Sigismund Korybut while Prokop the Great was independently in command of the Taborites Boso of Vitzthum was the leader of the crusading army Medieval chronicles states that Hussites had 24 000 soldiers and at least 500 war wagons while the crusaders had 36 000 men However modern historians suggest that these numbers are largely exaggerated 1 The Hussites drew up their Wagenburg on one of the hills near the town A crusader cavalry assault on the wagon fortress began the battle The knights could have been equipped with very large battle axes or hammers because one account of the battle has them hewing through the retaining chains on the wagons to breach through the fortress and get inside the Wagenburg Then the knights broke through a second defensive line that was made up of pavises This was the highest point of crusader morale in the whole battle The Hussite cavalry inside the Wagenburg had left and attacked the knights trying to breach the wagon chains from the rear The knights were then surrounded and fell under a huge barrage of artillery crossbow and handgun fire The Hussites then charged in on the knights and showed no mercy The actual battle was brief and for that reason it is possible that no more than 4 000 soldiers were lost on the crusader side However after the battle many of the crusaders fled to nearby villages References Edit a b c d CORNEJ Petr BELINA Pavel 1993 Slavne bitvy nasi historie in Czech Praha Marsyas a b PORAK Jaroslav KASPAR Jaroslav 1980 Ze starych letopisu ceskych in Czech Praha Svoboda External links EditBattles of the Hussite Wars50 39 35 N 13 57 53 E 50 65972 N 13 96472 E 50 65972 13 96472 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Battle of Aussig amp oldid 1169202911, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
