Battle of Waidhofen

Battle of Waidhofen
Part of Hussite Wars
Date 14 October 1431 Location Waidhofen, Austria Result Austro-Bohemian victory
Belligerents
Duchy of Austria Lower Austrian troops Bohemian city garrisons of Znojmo and České Budějovice	Taborites
Commanders and leaders
Ulrich Eicinger Martin Eicinger Lipolt Krajíř z Krajku Jiří Laun	Mikuláš Sokol of Lamberg
Strength
Unknown	4,500 infantry 600 cavalry
Casualties and losses
Unknown	700-1,000 killed 500-700 captured

The Battle of Waidhofen took place on 14 October 1431 near the present town of Waidhofen an der Thaya in Austria. The Taborites led by Mikuláš Sokol of Lamberka were returning from a marauding ride when they were defeated by Imperial Austrian forces.

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• Šmahel, František. Husitská revoluce 3: Kronika válečných let. Prague: Karolinum, 1996. 420 pp. ISBN 80-7184-075-0. (in Czech)
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