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Siege of Cadaň

Siege of Cadaň was a siege conducted on 3 September 1421 at Kadaň, in what is now Czech Republic. It was part of the Hussite Wars, which ran from 1419 to 1434.

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Date3 September 1421
PlaceKadaň, Czech Republic
50.376N, 13.271E
Part ofHussite Wars (1419 to 1434)
KindSiege, medieval
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Siege of Cadaň is one of 462 engagements of the 15th century in the atlas and one of 139 in present-day Czech Republic.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q23015216, released under CC0. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.