Battle of Sellnitz

Battle of Sellnitz
	Part of Hussite Wars
Date	23 September 1438
Location	Sellnitz
Result	Saxon victory
Belligerents
Electorate of Saxony	Radical Hussites
Commanders and leaders
Frederick II of Saxony	Jakoubek of Vřesovice
Casualties and losses
Unknown	2,000 killed; 2,000 prisoners

The Battle of Sellnitz was fought on 23 September 1438 between the Imperial Saxons and the Hussites. The Saxons were led by Frederick II of Saxony and the Hussites were led by Jakoubek of Vřesovic. The Saxons won the battle and about 2,000 Hussites were killed in addition to as many taken prisoner.^[1]

References

↑ Hermann Hallwich: Jakaubek of Wřesowitz. A contribution to the history of the Hussite movement . In: Narrative of the Association for the History of Germans in Bohemia ., Vol 4 (1866), pp 33-49, here p.40.

Bibliography

Ludwig Schlesinger, The battle at Sellnitz (1438). Narrative of the Association for the History of Germans in Bohemia, Vol 20 (1882), pages 1-61

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[1] Hermann Hallwich: Jakaubek of Wřesowitz. A contribution to the history of the Hussite movement . In: Narrative of the Association for the History of Germans in Bohemia ., Vol 4 (1866), pp 33-49, here p.40.