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28. 11. 1695

28.11.1695 Jan Sladký Kozina was executed

In July 1695, military action against disobedient Chod villages began. Several initiators of the uprising were arrested. Among them was Jan Sladký Kozina.

18. 11. 1805

18.11.1805 Napoleon's troops arrived in Brno

In November 1805, twelve thousand soldiers of the French army led by General Murat marched into Brno. Later, Napoleon I himself arrived, accompanied by his personal guard. He stayed ten days.

16. 11. 1632

16.11.1632 The Battle of Lützen was launched

16.11.1632 The Battle of Lützen was launchedThe Battle of Lützen was one of the bloodiest in the history of the Thirty Years' War. However, it did not bring a clear victory to either side, even though the Swedish king fell during the conflict.

12. 11. 1420

12.11. 1420 Žižka conquered Prachatice

On Tuesday, 12 November 1420, the Hussite army stood in front of the repaired and fortified walls of Prachatice, consisting of a belt of fortifications and two gates. When the defenders of the city rejected Žižek's call to open the gates, the enemy deserved no mercy...

10. 11. 1444

10.11. 1444 Battle of Varna

At the Battle of Varna, a mixed Christian army of 24,000 men confronted an Ottoman army three times larger. The Turks were victorious. Most of the allied troops were slaughtered. Czech warriors, including King Vladislav III, were also killed in the battle.

8. 11. 1923

8.11. 1923 Beer Putsch

In 1923, NSDAP supporters organised a local political coup in Munich, which became known as the Beer Putsch. But the Bavarian authorities prevented them. Hitler was arrested and sentenced to five years in prison for treason.

5. 11. 1605

5.11. 1605 Gunpowder Plot

As early as May 1604, a group of conspirators had been planning a coup in England. The so-called Gunpowder Plot was intended to put Princess Elizabeth on the throne and get rid of King James I. The assassination attempt ultimately failed, and all the rebels were executed.

25. 9. 1396

25.9. 1396 Battle of Nikopol

In the Battle of Nikopol in September 1396, the Ottoman Turks clashed with the Crusader army. Sigismund also intervened in the battle and had to escape by fleeing down the Danube to the Black Sea, from where he reached Constantinople and then took a detour home before Dubrovnik.

24. 9. 1483

24.9. 1483 Defenestration of the mayor and seven councillors

In September 1483 the second Prague defenestration took place. The local population forced a change in administration by throwing unpopular constables out of the windows of their town halls, as in the days of their grandfathers.

23. 9. 0480

23.9. 480 Battle of Thermopylae

During the legendary Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC, part of the Greek city-states and the million-strong army of the Persian king Xerxes clashed. The latter eventually defeated the enemy thanks to a traitor who discovered a mountain path.

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