Battle of Tachov

Battle of Tachov
Part of the Third anti-Hussite crusade, Hussite Wars

Papal legate Henry Beaufort trying to halt fleeing crusaders after the battle
Date3 – 4 August 1427
Location
Tachov, western Bohemia
Result Hussite victory
Belligerents

Hussite coalition

Crusade

Commanders and leaders
Prokop the Great Henry Beaufort
Otto von Ziegenhain
Frederick I of Brandenburg
Johann of Neumarkt
Strength
17,500
200 War wagons
20,000
Casualties and losses
Unknown Heavy
900–1,400 captured

The Battle of Tachov (German: Schlacht bei Tachau) or Battle of Mies (German: Schlacht bei Mies) was fought on 4 August 1427 near the Bohemian towns of Tachov (Tachau) and Stříbro (Mies).

The Battle of Tachov monument

It was part of the Hussite Wars, and it was the first battle in which war wagons were used by the crusaders. The battle showed that the Wagenburg could not be used successfully by just any army. It took an army that knew how to use the wagons to make them successful. This battle ended the Fourth Crusade of the Hussite Wars, and for four years no further crusades were made. This would allow the Hussites to go on their "beautiful rides" into Hungary, Saxony, Bavaria and Silesia.

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