8 November 1620
War & ConflictBattle of White Mountain
About this moment
The Battle of White Mountain was fought on 8 November 1620 outside Prague in the early stages of the Thirty Years' War. An army backing Frederick V led by Christian of Anhalt was defeated by forces supporting his rival Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor, under Bucquoy and Count Tilly. Imperial forces entered Prague on 9 November and Frederick fled into Silesia.
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- Frederick V of the Palatinate · 1596 CE – 1632 CE
- Christian I, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg · 1568 CE – 1630 CE
- Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor · 1578 CE – 1637 CE
- Charles Bonaventure de Longueval, Count of Bucquoy · 1571 CE – 1621 CE
- Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly · 1559 CE – 1632 CE