Battle of Wisternitz

Overview

The Battle of Wisternitz or Dolní Věstonice was fought on 5 August 1619 between a Moravian force of the Bohemian Confederation under Friedrich von Tiefenbach (Teuffenbach) and a Habsburg army under Henri de Dampierre. The battle was a Moravian victory. The battle is part of the Thirty Years' War.

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Significance

The Battle of Wisternitz, fought on 5 August 1619, was a Moravian victory for the Bohemian Confederation against a significantly larger Habsburg force under Henri de Dampierre. The Moravian army under Friedrich von Tiefenbach and Ladislav Velen ze Žerotína numbered approximately 3,500 men yet inflicted casualties reported at 6,000 on an Imperial force estimated between 8,000 and 12,000 strong. This outcome represented a notable check on Habsburg military pressure against Moravia during the opening phase of the Thirty Years' War, a period in which the Bohemian Confederation was actively resisting Imperial authority. The scale of Imperial losses relative to the force engaged underscores the severity of the defeat for Dampierre's army, though the battle's longer-term effect on the Bohemian Revolt's trajectory is not recorded in available sources.

Forces & casualties

Commanders (3)