Battle of Tábor

Holy Roman Empire Hussite coalition 4,800 cavalry and infantry Unknown The Battle of Tábor took place in the early morning hours of 30 June 1420 in a locality between Tismenický stream [cs] and the Lužnice near the walls of a newly emerging Hussite village called Tábor.

Between 3,000 and 9,000 Taborites, including women and children, remained in the village after a Hussite detachment left for Prague.

Taking advantage of their weakened state, Oldřich II of Rosenberg laid siege to the village.

He commanded a force composed of his own gunmen and Austrian mercenaries led by Lipolt Krajíř of Krajek, the governor of České Budějovice.

Oldřich II of Rosenberg and his allies were caught off-guard by the attack and scattered, suffering heavy losses in their retreat.