Prague Hussites

In September 1420, the first year of the Hussite Wars, the Prague Hussites, led by Hynek Krušina of Lichtenburg, besieged Vyšehrad castle, which was held by Czech and German Imperial knights.

They established a military camp on a nearby hill and engaged in artillery duels with the Vyšehrad garrison.

Imperial troops from nearby Hradcany Castle fired into the Old Town of Prague in support of the besieged Vyšehrad garrison.

However, Tábor, the home of the Taborites, a Radical Hussite faction, only sent forty horsemen.

The Prague Hussites then completely surrounded the castle except for the cliffside by the river, which forced the garrison to agree to surrender if their lack of supplies persisted and Emperor Sigismund did not arrive to relieve them by October 31, 9 AM.

The "Prague Banner". During the Hussite Wars the city militia fought under this banner. Later banner was captured by Swedish troops in 1649 and placed in the Royal Military Museum in Stockholm