Battle of Sellnitz 1438
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate. Wikidata lists more than one location for this battle; the first is shown.
Key facts
| Year | 1438 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
|---|---|---|
| Era | Medieval (500–1499) | derived from year |
| Location | Czechia | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Hussite Wars | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | Holy Roman Empire | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 50.5241, 13.7266 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of Sellnitz was fought on 23 September 1438 between the Imperial Saxons and the Hussites. The Saxons were led by Frederick II of Saxony. On his journey to Saxony from Bohemia was accompanied by czech noble Jakoubek of Vřesovice, the former hussite leader (hetman) of the Union of Žatec and Louny, now hetman of the region Litoměřice and Žatec. During their journey they clashed with the hussite army of the Union of Žatec and Louny led by several nobles strengthened by 300 Polish cavalrymen. Jakoubek tried to negotiate with his former companions, but failed. The Saxons won the battle; about 2,000 Hussites were killed, and again as many taken prisoner.
According to the Želenice Chronicle, the battle took place at the foot of Želenice Hill. The chronicle states, among other things, that in 1923 a farmer found several relatively well-preserved weapons and coins from that time while ploughing. However, the location of the battle is disputable, because according to Palacký Jakoubek "pulled ... beyond the Bílina", i.e. the battle could have taken place on the other side of the river.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of Sellnitz (revision 1370588994), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.
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