Battle of Domažlice

Bohemian history

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In Chodsko
…the Všerubsky Pass, southwest of Domažlice, where in 1040 the Bohemian prince Břetislav I defeated the army of the German king Henry III and where in 1431 Hussite troops frightened off a larger Roman Catholic army.
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In Czechoslovak history: The Hussite wars
The last encounter at Domažlice in 1431 was bloodless; the crusaders reportedly fled in panic upon hearing the Hussites singing their chorals.
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In Germany: The Hussite wars
…in 1431 at Taus (now Domažlice, in the Czech Republic). It was evident that the veteran Hussites could not be crushed by force. Sigismund therefore welcomed the opportunity to transfer the problem of reconciling the Hussites with the church to the Council of Basel (1431–49). The Hussite extremists, the Taborites,…
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