19 September 1618

War & Conflict

Siege of Pilsen

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The siege of Pilsen (or Plzeň) or Battle of Pilsen was a siege of the fortified city of Pilsen (Czech: Plzeň) in Bohemia carried out by the forces of the Bohemian Protestants led by Ernst von Mansfeld. It was the first major battle of the Thirty Years' War. The Protestant victory and subsequent capture of the city enlarged the Bohemian Revolt.

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Siege of PilsenMatthäus MerianPublic domainWikimedia Commons
Beleg van Pilsen, 1619 Serie 11 Varia Buitenlandse Gebeurtenissen, 1571-1631 (serietitel), RP-P-OB-78.785-365RijksmuseumCC0Wikimedia Commons
Kupferstich - Pilsen - Belagerung - Keller - 1619Georg KellerPublic domainWikimedia Commons
Obléhání Plzně roku 1618 (J. Scheiwl, Česko-moravská kronika, 1881)Josef ScheiwlPublic domainWikimedia Commons
Siege of Pilsen, Start of the Thirty Years WarJosef ScheiwlCC0Wikimedia Commons
Kurfürst Friedrich V. von der Pfalz als König von BöhmenGerard van HonthorstPublic domainWikimedia Commons

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