ORDER OF BATTLE // August 5, 1619
Battle of Wisternitz
Estimated force strength by side, with confidence labels per surviving record.
Forces engaged
2 sides catalogued · combined 11,500–15,500 estimated
Bohemian Confederation
3,500
Medium-confidence figure
Holy Roman Empire
8,000–12,000
Medium-confidence figure
Battle context
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.
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