The Hussite period is one of the most important parts of our history, It is credited with the origin of the Czech Reformation, the foundations of which were laid by Master Jan Hus. It was a great contribution to the European spiritual heritage, and on this scale we can compare ourselves even with such nations as the English or French
The Battle of White Mountain was a severe disaster, but it did not have to cause the collapse of the entire conscription resistance. On the imperial side, its importance was not overestimated. This is evident from the fact that negotiations were held in Poland to obtain further aid....
The first line had 22 infantry battalions and 34 cavalry companies of the most reliable regiments, especially from Thurn's oldest regiment on the left flank (above the slope to the Motol valley)commanded by Thurn himself, to the Moravian troops, which backed on the right flank against the wall of the preserve....
Mansfeld proposed to hand over Pilsen to the Emperor for 400,000 guilders and withdraw from Czech service.Buquoy and Maximilian thought the sum was too high, so they decided whether to pay it at all. In the end, however, they paid Mansfeld 100,000 guilders
