Battle of Sablat
1619 battle during the Bohemian period of the Thirty Years' War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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Battle of Sablat | |||||||
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Part of Thirty Years' War | |||||||
Boucquoy at the Battle of Sablat by Karl von Blaas | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Holy Roman Empire | Kingdom of Bohemia | ||||||
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Count of Bucquoy | Ernst von Mansfeld | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
5,000 | 3,200 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
650 | 1,500 dead or wounded |
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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.