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Siege of Pilsen | |||||||
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Part of the Bohemian Revolt (Thirty Years' War) | |||||||
![]() The siege of Pilsen by Matthäus Merian | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Protestant Bohemia Electoral Palatinate | Bohemian Catholics | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Ernst von Mansfeld | Felix Dornheim | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
20,000 |
4,000 Burghers 158 cavalry | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
1,100 | 2,500 |
The siege of Pilsen (or Plzeň) or Battle of Pilsen was a siege of the fortified city of Pilsen (Czech: Plzeň) in Bohemia carried out by the forces of the Bohemian Protestants led by Ernst von Mansfeld. It was the first major battle of the Thirty Years' War. The Protestant victory and subsequent capture of the city enlarged the Bohemian Revolt.[1]