Siege of Pilsen
Siege of Pilsen was a siege conducted on 14 July 1433 at Plzeň, in what is now Czech Republic; it lasted 10 months. It was part of the Hussite Wars, which ran from 1419 to 1434. The recorded result: Catholic victory. Recorded strength: About 13,000 against Unknown.
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Výstup proti Prokopu Holému před Plzní (Původní reprodukce dle kresby Věnc. Černého). Reprodukce z knihy Velikáni našich dějin z roku 1924.. Věnceslav Černý, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons .
Fought 14 July 1433 lasted 10 months
Where Plzeň, Czech Republic 49.741N, 13.383E
Outcome Catholic victory
Belligerents Radical Hussites; Taborites; Orphans; Moderate Hussites; Praguers; Union of Žatec and Louny against Landfrieden of Plzeň
Casualties and losses 700–1,000 killed; 500–700 captured and Unknown
Where it sits in the Hussite Wars Battle of Vyšehrad, 1419 Battle of Živohošť, 1419 Hussite attack on Malá Strana, 1419 Battle of Nekmíř, 1419 Siege of the Hussites in Chotěbor, 1420 Battle of Sudoměř, 1420 Battle of Mladá Vožice, 1420 Battle of Melechov, 1420 Battle of Poříčí nad Sázavou, 1420 Battle of Vítkov Hill, 1420 Battle of Tábor, 1420 Battle of Małym Borem, 1420 Battle of Podůlšan, 1421 Siege of Rabí, 1421 Battle of Brüx, 1421 Siege of Cadaň, 1421 Siege of Zatec, 1421 Battle of Žlutice, 1421 Battle of Kutná Hora, 1421 Battle of Nebovidy, 1422 Battle of Habry, 1422 Battle of Deutschbrod, 1422 Siege of Karlštejn, 1422 Battle of Horní Dubenky, 1423 Battle of Hořice, 1423 Battle of Kroměříže, 1423 Battle of Strakhov Dvor, 1423 Siege of Jihlava, 1423 Battle of Týnce, 1423 Battle of Skalice, 1424 Battle of Malešov, 1424 Battle of Kamenice nad Lipou, 1425 Battle of Aussig, 1426 Battle of Zwettl, 1427 Battle of Tachov, 1427 Battle of Nysa, 1428 Battle of Kratzau, 1428 Battle of Stará Jesenice, 1428 Battle of Zbraslav, 1429 Battle of Trnava, 1430 Battle of Horką, 1431 Battle of Domažlice, 1431 Battle of Waidhofen, 1431 Battle of Ilava, 1431 Siege of Pilsen, 1433 Battle of Hiltersried, 1433 Battle of Lipany, 1434 Battle of Český Brod, 1434 Battle of Kretsch, 1435 Battle of Wysoka, 1436 Battle of Libčany, 1437 Siege of Sion Castle, 1437 Battle of Sellnitz, 1438 Battle of Grotniki, 1439 Battle of Veľké Kostoľany, 1467 Battle of Nýrsk, 1467 1419 1467 Siege of Pilsen, 1433 61 placed engagements of the Hussite Wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.
Record
Date 14 July 1433to 9 May 1434 Place Plzeň, Czech Republic49.741N, 13.383E Kind Siege, medieval Strength About 13,000 Unknown Casualties and losses 700–1,000 killed; 500–700 captured Unknown Commanders
Siege of Pilsen Siege of Pilsen Siege of Pilsen Battle of Nekmíř Air battle over Merklín Battle of Stříbra Battle of Kůzová Battle of Nekmíř Air battle over Merklín Battle of Kůzová Nürnberg Regensburg Ingolstadt Jena Gera Hof Jihlava Passau 100 km 49.741N, 13.383E The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.
Siege of Pilsen is one of 743 engagements of the 15th century in the atlas and one of 188 in present-day Czech Republic.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q12041940 , released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Plzeň (1433–1434) , revision 1382465719, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.
