Battle of Waidhofen
Battle of Waidhofen was a battle fought on 14 October 1431 at Waidhofen an der Thaya, in what is now Austria. It was part of the Hussite Wars, which ran from 1419 to 1434. The recorded result: Austro-Bohemian victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against 4,500 infantry; 600 cavalry.
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Standard of one of Bohemian hussite army from 15th century – Taborites (Czech Táborité or Táboři). Troppau, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons .
Fought 14 October 1431
Where Waidhofen an der Thaya, Austria 48.819N, 15.284E
Outcome Austro-Bohemian victory
Belligerents Duchy of Austria; Lower Austrian troops; Bohemian city garrisons of Znojmo and České Budějovice against Taborites
Casualties and losses Unknown and 700–1,000 killed; 500–700 captured
Where it sits in the Hussite Wars Battle of Vyšehrad, 1419 Battle of Živohošť, 1419 Hussite attack on Malá Strana, 1419 Battle of Nekmíř, 1419 Siege of the Hussites in Chotěbor, 1420 Battle of Sudoměř, 1420 Battle of Mladá Vožice, 1420 Battle of Melechov, 1420 Battle of Poříčí nad Sázavou, 1420 Battle of Vítkov Hill, 1420 Battle of Tábor, 1420 Battle of Małym Borem, 1420 Battle of Podůlšan, 1421 Siege of Rabí, 1421 Battle of Brüx, 1421 Siege of Cadaň, 1421 Siege of Zatec, 1421 Battle of Žlutice, 1421 Battle of Kutná Hora, 1421 Battle of Nebovidy, 1422 Battle of Habry, 1422 Battle of Deutschbrod, 1422 Siege of Karlštejn, 1422 Battle of Horní Dubenky, 1423 Battle of Hořice, 1423 Battle of Kroměříže, 1423 Battle of Strakhov Dvor, 1423 Siege of Jihlava, 1423 Battle of Týnce, 1423 Battle of Skalice, 1424 Battle of Malešov, 1424 Battle of Kamenice nad Lipou, 1425 Battle of Aussig, 1426 Battle of Zwettl, 1427 Battle of Tachov, 1427 Battle of Nysa, 1428 Battle of Kratzau, 1428 Battle of Stará Jesenice, 1428 Battle of Zbraslav, 1429 Battle of Trnava, 1430 Battle of Horką, 1431 Battle of Domažlice, 1431 Battle of Waidhofen, 1431 Battle of Ilava, 1431 Siege of Pilsen, 1433 Battle of Hiltersried, 1433 Battle of Lipany, 1434 Battle of Český Brod, 1434 Battle of Kretsch, 1435 Battle of Wysoka, 1436 Battle of Libčany, 1437 Siege of Sion Castle, 1437 Battle of Sellnitz, 1438 Battle of Grotniki, 1439 Battle of Veľké Kostoľany, 1467 Battle of Nýrsk, 1467 1419 1467 Battle of Waidhofen, 1431 61 placed engagements of the Hussite Wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.
Record
Date 14 October 1431 Place Waidhofen an der Thaya, Austria48.819N, 15.284E Kind Battle, medieval Strength Unknown 4,500 infantry; 600 cavalry Casualties and losses Unknown 700–1,000 killed; 500–700 captured Commanders
Battle of Waidhofen Battle of Waidhofen Battle of Horní Dubenky Siege of Retz Battle of Lomnice Battle of Dürenstein Battle of Sitzendorf Battle of Horní Dubenky Battle of Lomnice Battle of Dürenstein Battle of Sitzendorf Vienna Bratislava Linz Salzburg Pizen Győr Jihlava Passau 100 km 48.819N, 15.284E The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.
Battle of Waidhofen is one of 720 engagements of the 15th century in the atlas and one of 66 in present-day Austria.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q11154688 , released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Waidhofen , revision 1370593009, 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.
