Historical place archive

White Mountain in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at White Mountain in Netherlands. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

1 records1 event labels1 people1620–1620

Historical events in White Mountain

1620

8 November 1620
Battle of White Mountain
Johann Tserclaes · Thirty Years War

Victory at the Battle of White Mountain enables Prague to be captured several days later by the Catholic League, delaying the Czechs independence for 300 more years. Scores an important victory against Frederick V, Elector Palatine at the decisive Battle of White Mountain against the Protestants

Provenance

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