Atlas of Battles

commander, 17 engagements

Battles of Jan Žižka

Battles of Jan Žižka

Czech Hussite military leader (circa 1360 - 1424)

Jan Žižka is recorded as a commander at 17 placed engagements in the atlas between 1419 and 1424: 15 battles and 2 sieges, all in present-day Czech Republic. Taken in date order, the sites lie 978 km apart end to end, 65 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Hussite Wars (17).

Battle of Mladá VožiceBattle of Poříčí nad SázavouBattle of Małym BoremSiege of RabíBattle of ŽluticeBattle of NebovidyBattle of DeutschbrodBattle of Strakhov DvorSiege of JihlavaBattle of SkaliceBattle of MalešovBattle of KůzováBattle of NekmířBattle of SudoměřBattle of Vítkov HillBattle of Kutná HoraBattle of HořiceBattle of NekmířBattle of SudoměřBattle of Vítkov HillBattle of Kutná HoraBattle of HořiceDresdenWrocławBrnoRegensburgPizenZlínJenaGeraHofJihlava100 km49.823N, 14.643E
17 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1419: 1 engagements1420: 5 engagements5 in 14201421: 3 engagements1422: 2 engagements1423: 3 engagements1424: 2 engagements14191424
16 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Nekmíř, 1419Battle of Sudoměř, 1420Battle of Mladá Vožice, 1420Battle of Poříčí nad Sázavou, 1420Battle of Vítkov Hill, 1420Battle of Małym Borem, 1420Siege of Rabí, 1421Battle of Žlutice, 1421Battle of Kutná Hora, 1421Battle of Nebovidy, 1422Battle of Deutschbrod, 1422Battle of Hořice, 1423Battle of Strakhov Dvor, 1423Siege of Jihlava, 1423Battle of Skalice, 1424Battle of Malešov, 142414191424
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

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Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
December 1419Battle of NekmířNekmíř, CzechiaHussite victory
25 March 1420Battle of SudoměřSudoměř, Czech Republic89 km SEHussite victory
5 April 1420Battle of Mladá VožiceMladá Vožice, Czech Republic64 km NEHussite victory
19 May 1420Battle of Poříčí nad SázavouPoříčí nad Sázavou, Czech Republic36 km NHussite victory
12 June 1420Battle of Vítkov HillVítkov, Czechia32 km NWHussite victory
12 October 1420Battle of Małym BoremMalý Bor, Czechia103 km SWHussite victory
1421Siege of RabíCzech Republic6 km SHussite victory; capture of the castle
October 1421Battle of ŽluticeVladař, Czechia94 km NHussite tactical success; Žižka broke through the...
21 December 1421Battle of Kutná HoraKutná Hora, Czech Republic143 km EHussite victory
6 January 1422Battle of NebovidyCentral Bohemian Region, Czechia0 km SEHussite victory
10 January 1422Battle of DeutschbrodHavlíčkův Brod, Czech Republic33 km SEHussite victory
27 April 1423Battle of HořiceHořice, Czech Republic70 km NDecisive Hussite victory
4 August 1423Battle of Strakhov DvorKukleny, Czech Republic21 km SEOrebite victory
August 1423Siege of JihlavaJihlava, Czech Republic90 km SPeace treaty between Hussites and Catholic Jihlava
6 January 1424Battle of SkaliceČeská Skalice, Czech Republic116 km NOrebite victory
7 June 1424Battle of MalešovMalešov, Czech Republic81 km SWDecisive Orebites victory
date unknownBattle of KůzováCzechiaOrderly Hussite withdrawal without a major field battle

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Adolf Liebscher (1857–1919), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.