Atlas of Battles

battle, medieval

Siege of Zatec

Siege of Zatec was a battle fought on 10 September 1421 in what is now Czechia. It was part of the Hussite Wars, which ran from 1419 to 1434.

See it on the globe

Eberhard Windeck: Das Buch von Kaiser Sigismund (Handschrift bei Sotheby's 7.7.2009, siehe http://www.handschriftencensus.de/9134), folio 140r, the battle of Kratzau, with Hans von Polenz (the captain
Eberhard Windeck: Das Buch von Kaiser Sigismund (Handschrift bei Sotheby's 7.7.2009, siehe http://www.handschriftencensus.de/9134), folio 140r, the battle of Kratzau, with Hans von Polenz (the captain. Illustrator aus der Werkstatt von Diebold Lauber, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Record

Date10 September 1421
PlaceCzechia
50.329N, 13.540E
Part ofHussite Wars (1419 to 1434)
KindBattle, medieval
Siege of ZatecSiege of ZatecBattle of ŽatceSiege of CadaňBattle of BrüxBattle of SellnitzBattle of RakovníkBattle of ŽatceSiege of CadaňBattle of BrüxBattle of SellnitzBattle of RakovníkDresdenNürnbergLeipzigPizenJenaHofJihlavaChemnitz100 km50.329N, 13.540E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Elsewhere in 1421

Siege of Zatec 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 Q108942993, released under CC0. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.