Battle of Sablat

Battle of Sablat
Part of Thirty Years' War
Boucquoy at the Battle of Sablat by Karl von Blaas
Date 10 June 1619 Location Záblatí, Bohemia (present-day Czech Republic) Result Imperial victory
Belligerents
Holy Roman Empire	Kingdom of Bohemia
Commanders and leaders
Count of Bucquoy	Ernst von Mansfeld
Strength
5,000	3,200
Casualties and losses
650	1,500 dead or wounded

The Battle of Sablat or Záblatí occurred on 10 June 1619, during the Bohemian period of the Thirty Years' War. The battle was fought between a Roman Catholic Imperial army led by Charles Bonaventure de Longueval, Count of Bucquoy and the Protestant army of Ernst von Mansfeld.

When Mansfeld was on his way to reinforce general Hohenlohe, who was besieging České Budějovice, Bucquoy intercepted Mansfeld near the small village of Záblatí (German: Sablat), about 25 km (16 mi) km northwest of České Budějovice, and brought him to battle. Mansfeld suffered defeat, losing at least 1,500 infantry and his baggage train. As a result, the Bohemians had to lift the siege of České Budějovice.

Primary sources

• Parker, Geoffrey. The Thirty Years' War, (London/New York: Routledge, 1984. ISBN 0-415-02534-6). 340 pages.