Battle of Živohoště

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Battle of Živohošť
Part of Hussite Wars
Date 4 November 1419 Location Živohošť Result Hussite victory
Belligerents
Bohemian Catholic nobility	Hussite pilgrims from Sezimovo Ústí Hussites of Western Bohemia
Commanders and leaders
[cs] Jan Ptáček of Pirkstein	Unknown
Strength
1,300	4,000
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Several killed and wounded Large number of prisoners

The Battle of Živohošť took place on 4 November 1419. Hussite pilgrims from Alttabor (Czech: Sezimovo Ústí) came to the countrywide congress in Prague, where they fought the Czech Catholic nobility following King Sigismund of Luxembourg and under the command of Peter Konopišťský of Sternberg. After the first attack, a number of the Hussites were killed, wounded, or captured, but the West Bohemian Hussite reinforcements that arrived from the battlefield from Nový Knín led the Czech barons to retreat to Kuttenberg. According to the testimony of contemporary written sources, the battle at Živohoště was the first major battle of the Hussite Wars.

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Coordinates: 49°45′16″N 14°25′17″E / 49.7544°N 14.4214°E / 49.7544; 14.4214