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Battle of Hradec Kralove (1866)

The Battle of Hradec Králové can also be found under the name Battle of Chlum or Battle of Sadova. However, this does not detract from the fact that it was the decisive battle of the Prusso-Austrian War, which took place on July 3, 1866. It can be easily described as one of the bloodiest battles in our history.

Battle of Chlumec 1.

Although Napoleon achieved his greatest military successes in Bohemia, these battles are often mentioned only in passing, as if they were insignificant. But isn't that a pity?

Germanic tribes on our territory

The Germanic tribes were one of the Indo-European groups of tribes that settled in northern, western and central Europe. They mostly used the names of their tribes and rarely used the collective name Germanic.

The Seven Years' War

In April 1757, Frederick 2 invaded Bohemia with 120,000 men. After the defeat at Sterbohol on 6 May 1757 the Prussians besieged Prague. Austrian Marshal Leopold Daun defeated the Prussian King Bedřich 2 at the Battle of Kolín on 18 May 1757 and he began to retreat from Bohemia. The Prussians then marched on Nymburk and on to Litomerice where Bedřich handed over command to his brother August Wilhelm.Most of the Prussian army was concentrated in northern Bohemia.

MONGOL ARMY IN EUROPE

The Tartars invaded Europe in 1241, numbering about 70,000 people. Their aim was to exterminate the peoples who did not have a Mongol face and were baptised. To seize their property by plunder and pillage.

Battle of the Three Emperors No.1

The Russian troops began to move through Moravia as early as September and continued to move with small breaks until the Battle of Slavkov. The inhabitants of the Brno, Znojmo and even Hradiště regions were not only burdened by the obligatory food supplies, but also by the obligation to provide the passing troops with shelter.

The Hussite period

The Hussite period is one of the most important parts of our history, It is credited with the origin of the Czech Reformation, the foundations of which were laid by Master Jan Hus. It was a great contribution to the European spiritual heritage, and on this scale we can compare ourselves even with such nations as the English or French

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