Battle of White Mountain

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The Battle of White Mountain was a decisive 1620 clash near Prague in which Catholic Habsburg forces crushed the Bohemian Protestant revolt, marking an early turning point in the Thirty Years' War and leading to re-Catholicization and Habsburg dominance in Bohemia.

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Battle of White Mountain canonical 22
Battle of White Mountain (1620) 1
Bitva na Bílé hoře 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military conflict
aftermath Germanization of Bohemian administration and nobility
confiscation of rebel nobles' estates
execution of Bohemian rebel leaders in Prague
forced exile of many Protestant nobles
restriction of religious freedoms for Protestants in Bohemia
alsoKnownAs Battle of White Mountain
surface form: Bitva na Bílé hoře
associatedWith Counter-Reformation
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
surface form: Habsburg Monarchy
belligerent Bohemian Estates
surface form: Bohemian estates

Catholic League
Holy Roman Empire
Protestant Bohemian forces
casusBelli Bohemian rejection of Habsburg rule
religious and political tensions between Protestants and Catholics in Bohemia
combatantReligion Catholic
Protestant
commander Charles Bonaventure de Longueval, Count of Bucquoy
Christian of Anhalt-Bernburg
Frederick V, Elector Palatine
Tilly (Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly)
surface form: Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly
conflict Bohemian Revolt
countryAtTime Kingdom of Bohemia
date 8 November 1620
duration approximately two hours
followedBy Habsburg re-Catholicization policies in Bohemia
long-term Habsburg control over Bohemia
involves Frederick V, Elector Palatine
surface form: Elector Palatine Frederick V as King of Bohemia

Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor
surface form: Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II
languageOfAlternativeName Czech
location White Mountain
near Prague
opponentOf Frederick V, "Winter King" of Bohemia
partOf Thirty Years' War
precededBy Defenestration of Prague (1618)
result Habsburg consolidation of power in Bohemia
decisive Catholic victory
defeat of Bohemian Protestant forces
significance beginning of large-scale re-Catholicization in Bohemia
early turning point in the Thirty Years' War
end of the Bohemian Revolt
strengthening of Habsburg dominance in Bohemia
terrain plateau west of Prague
typeOfEngagement pitched battle
year 1620

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Thirty Years' War notableBattle Battle of White Mountain
Bohemia historicalEvent Battle of White Mountain
Elizabeth Stuart associatedEvent Battle of White Mountain
Catholic League (Holy Roman Empire) participantIn Battle of White Mountain
Defenestration of Prague (1618) followedBy Battle of White Mountain
Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor notableEvent Battle of White Mountain
this entity surface form: Battle of White Mountain (1620)
Czech lands historicalEvent Battle of White Mountain
Bohemian phase hasKeyEvent Battle of White Mountain
Bohemian phase hasBattle Battle of White Mountain
Palatinate phase includesEvent Battle of White Mountain
Catholic League notableEvent Battle of White Mountain
Tilly (Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly) notableBattle Battle of White Mountain
subject surface form: Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly
Tilly (Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly) victory Battle of White Mountain
subject surface form: Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly
Battle of White Mountain alsoKnownAs Battle of White Mountain
this entity surface form: Bitva na Bílé hoře
Bohemian monarchy significantEvent Battle of White Mountain
Kingdom of Bohemia event Battle of White Mountain
Bohemia region historicalEvent Battle of White Mountain
subject surface form: Bohemia
Bohemian Protestant nobles facedDefeatAt Battle of White Mountain
Bohemian estates lostAutonomyAfter Battle of White Mountain
Palatinate campaign (Thirty Years' War) precededBy Battle of White Mountain
Ottavio Piccolomini notableWork Battle of White Mountain
this entity surface form: Campaigns in Bohemia
Bohemians historicalEvent Battle of White Mountain
Santa Maria della Vittoria, Rome renamedAfter Battle of White Mountain
Habsburg cavalry notableEngagement Battle of White Mountain