The Hussite Wars, also called the Bohemian Wars or the Hussite Revolution, involved the military actions against and amongst the followers of Jan Hus, who led a rebellion against the Roman Catholic church, in Bohemia in the period 1419 to circa 1434. The Hussite Wars were notable for the extensive use of early hand-held gunpowder weapons such as hand cannons. The Hussite warriors were basically infantry, and their many defeats of larger armies with heavily armoured knights helped effect the infantry revolution. In the end, it was an inconclusive war.
Read more about Hussite Wars: Origins, The Outbreak of Fighting, Wagenburg Tactics, The First Anti-Hussite Crusade, The Second Anti-Hussite Crusade, Civil War, The Third Anti-Hussite Crusade, Campaigns of 1426 and 1427, Polish and Lithuanian Involvement, Beautiful Rides (Chevauchée), Peace Talks and Renewed Wars, Peace Agreement, Aftermath
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