25 March 1775

War & Conflict

Battle of Chlumec nad Cidlinou

About this moment

Battle of Chlumec nad Cidlinou was a final military engagement between Austrian army and Czech peasant rebels during the peasant revolt of 1775 in Bohemia at 25 and 26 March 1775. Peasants fighting for better conditions of their serf duties of corvée were crushed near the town of Chlumec nad Cidlinou and pushed to the Chlumec pond.

Gallery

Retreat of peasants during the Battle of Chlumec nad Cidlinou (S. Hudeček)Stanislav HudečekPublic domainWikimedia Commons
M. Aleš - Selský povstalecMikoláš AlešCC BY-SA 4.0Wikimedia Commons
Pomník selského povstání r. 1775+Petr1888CC BY-SA 3.0Wikimedia Commons

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