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Battle of Lipany

Battle of Lipany was a battle fought on 30 May 1434 at Lipany, in what is now Czech Republic. It was part of the Hussite Wars, which ran from 1419 to 1434. The recorded result: Victory of moderate Hussites and Catholics. Recorded strength: 10,700 against 14,300.

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Battle of Lipany
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Fought30 May 1434
WhereLipany, Czech Republic50.029N, 14.937E
OutcomeVictory of moderate Hussites and Catholics
BelligerentsRadical Hussites; Taborites; OrphansagainstModerate Hussites (Calixtines); Praguers; Hussite nobles; Bohemian Catholics; forces of Pilsen; forces of Pilsen's Landfrieden; forces of Karlštejn; Rosenberg's forces; city units of Prague and Mělník
Casualties and losses1,300 killed; 700 executedand200 killed
Part ofHussite Wars1419 to 1434

Where it sits in the Hussite Wars

Battle of Vyšehrad, 1419Battle of Živohošť, 1419Hussite attack on Malá Strana, 1419Battle of Nekmíř, 1419Siege of the Hussites in Chotěbor, 1420Battle of Sudoměř, 1420Battle of Mladá Vožice, 1420Battle of Melechov, 1420Battle of Poříčí nad Sázavou, 1420Battle of Vítkov Hill, 1420Battle of Tábor, 1420Battle of Małym Borem, 1420Battle of Podůlšan, 1421Siege of Rabí, 1421Battle of Brüx, 1421Siege of Cadaň, 1421Siege of Zatec, 1421Battle of Žlutice, 1421Battle of Kutná Hora, 1421Battle of Nebovidy, 1422Battle of Habry, 1422Battle of Deutschbrod, 1422Siege of Karlštejn, 1422Battle of Horní Dubenky, 1423Battle of Hořice, 1423Battle of Kroměříže, 1423Battle of Strakhov Dvor, 1423Siege of Jihlava, 1423Battle of Týnce, 1423Battle of Skalice, 1424Battle of Malešov, 1424Battle of Kamenice nad Lipou, 1425Battle of Aussig, 1426Battle of Zwettl, 1427Battle of Tachov, 1427Battle of Nysa, 1428Battle of Kratzau, 1428Battle of Stará Jesenice, 1428Battle of Zbraslav, 1429Battle of Trnava, 1430Battle of Horką, 1431Battle of Domažlice, 1431Battle of Waidhofen, 1431Battle of Ilava, 1431Siege of Pilsen, 1433Battle of Hiltersried, 1433Battle of Lipany, 1434Battle of Český Brod, 1434Battle of Kretsch, 1435Battle of Wysoka, 1436Battle of Libčany, 1437Siege of Sion Castle, 1437Battle of Sellnitz, 1438Battle of Grotniki, 1439Battle of Veľké Kostoľany, 1467Battle of Nýrsk, 146714191467Battle of Lipany, 1434
61 placed engagements of the Hussite Wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date30 May 1434
PlaceLipany, Czech Republic
50.029N, 14.937E
KindBattle, medieval
Strength10,70014,300
Casualties and losses1,300 killed; 700 executed200 killed
Commanders
Battle of LipanyBattle of LipanyBattle of KolínBattle of VysokéBattle of Kutná HoraBattle of NebovidyBattle of MalešovBattle of VysokéPragueDresdenWrocławBrnoPizenJihlavaChemnitzLiberec100 km50.029N, 14.937E
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Battle of Lipany is one of 720 engagements of the 15th century in the atlas and one of 172 in present-day Czech Republic.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q935088, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Lipany, revision 1382465699, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.