A Catholic imperial victory that forced Protestant forces to abandon the siege of České Budějovice during the Bohemian phase of the Thirty Years' War.
Key Facts
- Date
- 10 June 1619
- Protestant casualties
- At least 1,500 infantry
- Distance from České Budějovice
- 25 km northwest
- War phase
- Bohemian period of the Thirty Years' War
- Protestant commander
- Ernst von Mansfeld
- Imperial commander
- Charles Bonaventure de Longueval, Count of Bucquoy
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
Ernst von Mansfeld was marching to reinforce General Hohenlohe, who was conducting a siege of České Budějovice on behalf of the Protestant Bohemian forces. The Imperial Catholic commander Bucquoy, seeking to relieve the besieged city and disrupt Protestant operations, moved to intercept Mansfeld before he could unite with Hohenlohe.
Bucquoy intercepted Mansfeld near the village of Záblatí, roughly 25 km northwest of České Budějovice, and forced him into battle on 10 June 1619. The Protestant army was defeated, with Mansfeld losing at least 1,500 infantry as well as his entire baggage train to Imperial forces.
The defeat of Mansfeld's relief force left Hohenlohe's besieging army without reinforcement and too weak to continue operations. The Bohemian Protestant forces were compelled to lift the siege of České Budějovice, representing a significant strategic setback early in the Bohemian conflict.
Belligerents & Mobilization Analysis
Side A
1 belligerent
Charles Bonaventure de Longueval, Count of Bucquoy.
Side B
1 belligerent
Ernst von Mansfeld, General Hohenlohe.