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9. 3. 1814

9.3.1814 Battle of Laon

The Battle of Laon finally ended Napoleon's hope of turning the tide of war in his country's favour and defeating the enemy.

6. 3. 1645

6.3.1645 - Battle of Jankov

One of the bloodiest battles of the 30 Years War, which broke the Imperial Army's neck.

18. 2. 1126

18.2.1126 - Battle of Chlumec

Soběslav I. won a victory at the Battle of Chlumec, where he defeated the Roman-German king Lothar III. In honour of this triumph, he had the rotunda of St. George, located on Říp, rebuilt and explained.

15. 2. 1853

15 February 1853 Unsuccessful assassination of Franz Joseph I.

János Libényi, a tailor's journeyman and nationalist, was sentenced to death for the unsuccessful assassination of Franz Joseph I. He attacked the future Austrian emperor while walking on the walls of Vienna. It happened on 15 February (also reported as 18 February) 1853.

10. 2. 1763

10.2.1763 - Confirmed the agreement to end the Seven Years' War

The Seven Years' War is referred to as the first global conflict. It took place between 1756 and 1763, in Europe, America, Asia, Africa and on the oceans. The conflict was only ended by the Treaty of Paris, ratified on 10 February 1763.

9. 2. 1003

9.2.1003 Bloody Feast at Vyšehrad

"A hateful and wicked family," is how the chronicler Kosmas describes the Vršov family. It is with them that one of the darkest moments in Czech history during the Middle Ages is connected. During the so-called bloody feast at Vyšehrad on 9 February 1003, the family was murdered.

21. 1. 1933

21.01.1933 - The only attempt at a fascist coup in our country ended in fiasco

At the same time that Hitler was taking power in Germany, a fascist coup was also being prepared in Czechoslovakia.

17. 1. 0395

17 Jan 395 - The fateful division of the Roman Empire

The Roman Empire was one of the most powerful and largest in European history. It existed from 27 BC until 17 January 395, when it was divided between his two sons after the death of Emperor Theodosius I. The eastern part was ruled by the eighteen-year-old Arcadius and the western by the only ten-year-old Honorius.

THIRTY YEARS' WAR IN SOUTH BOHEMIA

Did you know that 400 years have passed since the siege of České Budějovice? What coins and bullets have archaeologists found from the Thirty Years' War? What does a horse's bridle and saddle look like? What famous warlords appeared in South Bohemia? What does a sword hidden 5 centuries underground look like? Come and find out more at the exhibition The Thirty Years' War in South Bohemia!

Mass grave of Prussian and Napoleonic soldiers

Construction workers found a mass grave in the German town of Mainz. It contains the remains of soldiers who died of typhus after the Battle of Leipzig in 1813, according to archaeologists who are now searching the site and planning to secure it from vandals.

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