With the outbreak of the Hussite Revolution in 1419, Bohemia faced a superior force of European crusader armies. German chivalry experienced a final flowering. But under the leadership of energetic army leaders, such as Jan Zizka, the armies of the Bohemian heretics developed tactics with which they won battle after battle. The defensive use of the chariot and intensive use of the first guns brought them success. Since Roman times, the Hussites were the first to use all available types of weapons in a coordinated manner on the battlefield. This volume sheds light on weapons and armaments, organisation and tactics of the Hussite armies.
The Hussite Revolution - One Nation and One Reformer - The First Defenestration of Prague and Its Aftermath
The Hussite Army - Foundational Pillars of the Army - Theological Vindication -. Ziska's order of war - The Hussite battle chariot - The infantry - The cavalry - The artillery
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Army structure - The peculiarities of the Prague town formation - On the march - Army strengths - Castles and field fortifications - Siegecraft
Spies and assassins
Tactics
Implications of Hussite armycraft for other European armies Headers Jan Ziska Jan Zelivský Nikolaus of Hus Andreas Prokop Jan Capek ze Sán Divis Borek z Miletínka
The significance of the Hussite army for military history
Sources Literature.
Group
Books (first-hand)
Author
Querengässer, Alexander / Lunyakov, Sascha
Title
Die Heere der Hussiten. Teil 1: Ausrüstung, Organisation, Einsatz
Details
Paperback, illustrated throughout in colour, 13 full- or double-page colour plates, 49 contemporary illustrations, single photos, one map. 64 pp.