Siege of Pilsen

Pilsen · Warfare / Thirty Years War

The Protestant nobles overthrew the rule of King Ferdinand II and threw the Roman Catholic governors of Bohemia from their office at Prague Castle in the Defenestration of Prague. The new Government formed of Protestant nobility and gentry gave Ernst von Mansfeld the command over all of its forces

Pilsen · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Mansfelds army reaches the outskirts of the city, defenders block two city gates and the third one was reinforced with additional guards, the Protestant army was too weak to start an all-out assault on the castle, so Mansfeld decided to starve the city

Pilsen · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Carried out by the forces of the Bohemian Protestants led by Ernst von Mansfeld, the first major battle of the Thirty Years War, the Protestant victory and subsequent capture of the city sparked the Bohemian Revolt

Pilsen · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Cracks are made in the walls and the Protestant soldiers pour into the city, after several hours of close hand-to-hand combat, all of the town is in Mansfelds hands. After capturing the city, Mansfeld demanded 120,000 golden guldens as war reparations and an additional 47,000 florins for sparing the city and not burning it to the ground

Pilsen · Warfare / Thirty Years War

The Holy Roman Empire, led by Bavaria, gather enough forces and cross the border with Bohemia, heading towards Pilsen and Prague