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On December 27, 1402, the military commander Markvart was seriously hit in the throat by an arrow during an attempted attack on the fort, he died instantly. Despite strong resistance from the army of Lord Peter of Písek for a few days, they were forced to surrender with the defeat of the city of Kutna Hora, isolated from all allies in January 1403. |
On December 27, 1402, the military commander Markvart was seriously hit in the throat by an arrow during an attempted attack on the fort, he died instantly. Despite strong resistance from the army of Lord Peter of Písek for a few days, they were forced to surrender with the defeat of the city of Kutna Hora, isolated from all allies in January 1403. |
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Peter of Písek had several sanctions but his property was not confiscated, however he had a restriction of power and the army of Sigismund settled in the city of Kutna Hora and the region. In 1405, he bequeathed his property of Fort Suchdol to his brother [[Hanek de Pisek]]. |
Peter of Písek had several sanctions but his property was not confiscated, however he had a restriction of power and the army of Sigismund settled in the city of Kutna Hora and the region. In 1405, he bequeathed his property of Fort Suchdol to his brother [[Hanek de Pisek]]. |
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Revision as of 14:05, 22 July 2024
| Siege of Suchdol | |||||||
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| Part of Civil war of Bohemia | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Army of the Suchdol (Kutná Hora District) Domain | Royal Prague troops of the Lands of the Bohemian Crown | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Peter of Pisek (Petr z Pisku) | Markvart of Úlice (Markvart von Aulitz) | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 250 - 500 soldiers | 1500 - 2000 soldiers | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unkown but light | Unknown but heavy | ||||||
Context
In February 1402, Sigismund of Luxembourg took the opportunity to take power in Bohemia to increase his power, the league of lords had Wenceslas IV kidnapped and on March 6, 1402, Sigismund took him imprisoned to Vienna under Albert IV of Austria.
The kingdom go into a dark civil war where lords, cities and families must take a stand on the situation. The city of Kutna Hora (Kuttenberg in German) remains faithful to its king Wenceslas IV.
In October 1402, after the fall of the city of Kolin, Sigismund organized a war meeting to gather Hungarian, Cuman and Royalist armed forces to attack Kutna Hora.
In October 1402, after the fall of the city of Kolin, Sigismund organized a war meeting to gather Hungarian, Cuman and Royalist armed forces to attack the region and launching the Siege of Kutna Hora the december 3, 1402. The commander and royal hetman of Sigismund Markvart of Úlice was military governor of Prague and led his army to the west to attack the domain of Suchdol.
Under the authority of Lord Peter of Pisek (in Czech Petr z Pisku), he was a supporter and loyalist of Wenceslas IV and refused to submit to the power of Sigismund. Markvart decides to punish him for betrayal of the Bohemian crown.
Battle and Siege
The royal army of Prague attacks the village of Vysoká and the soldiers of Lord Peter of Písek must retreat towards Fort Suchdol.
Peter of Písek does not give up and resists. The fort is well fortified and defended to hold, and Markvart's royal army struggles to attack it.
Markvart of Ulice is forced to launch a siege by setting up military encampments and requesting more reinforcements, in addition to building a trebuchet.
On December 27, 1402, the military commander Markvart was seriously hit in the throat by an arrow during an attempted attack on the fort, he died instantly. Despite strong resistance from the army of Lord Peter of Písek for a few days, they were forced to surrender with the defeat of the city of Kutna Hora, isolated from all allies in January 1403.
Aftermath
Peter of Písek had several sanctions but his property was not confiscated, however he had a restriction of power and the army of Sigismund settled in the city of Kutna Hora and the region. In 1405, he bequeathed his property of Fort Suchdol to his brother Hanek de Pisek.
Popular culture
Fort Suchdol and the event is taken over for the video game Kingdom Come Deliverance 2
Notes and references, local sources and history
https://www.hrady-zriceniny.cz/tisk_suchdol.htm
https://www.hrady.cz/zamek-suchdol-kutna-hora
https://prehis.cz/turista/cechy/kutnahora/p/szsuchdol.html