The Battle of Wisternitz or Dolní Věstonice was fought on 5 August 1619 between a

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n force of the Bohemian Confederation under Friedrich von Tiefenbach (Teuffenbach)Freiherr Friedrich von Teuffenbach (Tiefenbach) ousted imperial troops, did not follow up
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. Budweis (

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) was one of the three towns which remained loyal to King Ferdinand of House Habsburg when Bohemia revolted. After the Habsburg victory at Sablat, the Bohemians were forced to raise the siege of České Budějovice. On 15 June 1619,

Georg Friedrich of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein-Weikersheim Count Georg Friedrich von Hohenlohe-Neuenstein-Weikersheim (September 5, 1569 – July 7, 1645) was an officer and an amateur poet. Biography Born in Neuenstein, Georg Friedrich was the son of Wolfgang, Count of Hohenlohe-Weikersheim and his ...

retreated to

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where he awaited reinforcement by Count Heinrich Matthias von Thurn. After taking control of the strong places of southern Bohemia, Ferdinand sent a force under Dampierre to Moravia, which had chosen the side of the Bohemian rebels. However, Dampierre was defeated at

Dolní Věstonice Dolní Věstonice (german: Unterwisternitz) is a municipality and village in Břeclav District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants. It is known for the eponymous archaeological site. Geography Dolní ...

(german: Wisternitz) by Moravian forces under von Tiefenbach (brother of Rudolf von Tiefenbach) and Ladislav Velen ze Žerotína in August 1619, which left

in the Bohemian camp.

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References

*William P. Guthrie. ''Battles of the Thirty Years War: From White Mountain to Nordlingen, 1618–1635''. Greenwood Publishing Group. Westport, Connecticut. 2002. *Radek Fukala. ''Sen o odplatě. Dramata třicetileté války''. Nakladatelství Epocha. 2005. 1619 in Europe Conflicts in 1619 Wisternitz 1619 Wisternitz 1619 Battles in Moravia Battles involving Bohemia Bohemian Revolt History of the South Moravian Region {{Austria-battle-stub