Battle of Tachov

Battle of Tachov
Part of the Hussite Wars
Papal legate Henry Beaufort trying to halt fleeing crusaders after the battle
Date 3 – 4 August 1427 Location Tachov, western Bohemia Result Decisive Hussite victory
Belligerents
Hussites	Crusaders Teutonic Order Holy Roman Empire Margraviate of Brandenburg County Palatine of the Rhine Bohemian Catholics Duchy of Bavaria Kingdom of England
Commanders and leaders
Prokop the Great	Henry Beaufort Otto von Ziegenhain Frederick I of Brandenburg Johann von Pfalz-Neumarkt
Strength
17,500 200 War wagons	20,000
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Heavy 900-1,400 captured

The Battle of Tachov monument

The Battle of Tachov (German: Schlacht bei Tachau) or Battle of Mies (German: Schlacht bei Mies) was a battle fought on 4 August 1427 near the Bohemian towns of Tachov (Tachau) and Stříbro (Mies). The Hussites won over the armies led by the Cardinal Henry Beaufort of England and Archbishop of Trier Otto von Ziegenhain.

It was part of the Hussite Wars, and it was the first battle in which war wagons were used by the crusaders. The battle showed that the Wagenburg could not be used successfully by just any army. It took an army that knew how to use the wagons to make them successful. This battle ended the Fourth Crusade of the Hussite Wars, and for four years no further crusades were made. This would allow the Hussites to go on their "beautiful rides" into Hungary, Saxony, Bavaria and Silesia.