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Encyclopedia > Battle of Vestonice

The Battle of Věstonice, or Battle of Wisternitz, was fought on August 5, 1619 between a Bohemian force and an Austrian army under Dampierre. The battle was a Bohemian victory. The battle is part of the Thirty Years' War. August 5 is the 217th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (218th in leap years), with 148 days remaining. ... Events May 13 - Dutch statesman Johan van Oldenbarnevelt is executed in The Hague after having been accused of treason. ... Bohemia Bohemia is also a place in the State of New York in the USA, see: Bohemia, New York. ... The victory of Gustavus Adolphus at the Battle of Breitenfeld (1631) The Thirty Years War was a conflict fought between the years 1618 and 1648, principally in the Central European territory of the Holy Roman Empire, but also involving most of the major continental powers. ...


Budweis was one of the three towns which remained loyal to the Austrian emperor when Bohemia revolted. After the Austrian victory at Záblatí the Bohemians were forced to raise the siege of Budweis. On 15 June 1619 Hohenloe retreated to SoběSlav where he awaited reinforcement by count Heinrich Matthias von Thurn. The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... The Battle of Sablat, also called the battle of Záblatí in Czech, occurred on 10 June 1619 during the Bohemian period of the Thirty Years War. ... June 15 is the 166th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (167th in leap years), with 199 days remaining. ... Events May 13 - Dutch statesman Johan van Oldenbarnevelt is executed in The Hague after having been accused of treason. ...


After taking control of the strong places of southern Bohemia, Bucquoy sent a force under Dampierre to Moravia, which had chosen the side of the Bohemian rebels. However, Dampierre was defeated at Dolní Věstonice (German Wisternitz) in August 1619, which left Moravia in the Bohemian camp. . Dolní Věstonice is small village in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. ... Moravia (Czech: Morava, German: Mähren, Polish: Morawy, Hungarian: Morvaország, Dutch: Moravië) is the eastern part of the Czech Republic. ...


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The Battle of Věstonice, or Battle of Wisternitz, was fought on August 5, 1619 between a Bohemian force and an Austrian army under Dampierre.
The battle is part of the Thirty Years' War.
This article about a battle in Austrian history is a stub.
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