Battle of Sudoměř

Battle of Sudoměř
	Part of the Hussite Wars
	; The Battle of Sudoměř by Ferdinand Hetteš
Date	25 March 1420
Location	Sudoměř, southern Bohemia
Result	Hussite victory
Belligerents
Landfrieden of Pilsen; knightly retinue of nobles called themselves "Iron Lords"; Order of St. John (Strakonice Commandery)	Hussites of Plzeň; Taborites
Commanders and leaders
Bohuslav of Schwanberg; Jindřich of Hradec (DOW); Peter of Sternberg; Mikeš Divůček of Jemniště; Hanuš of Kolowrat	Břeněk Švihovský of Dolany †; Jan Žižka; Valkoun of Adlar
Strength
700 cavalry	400 infantry; 12 war wagons; 9 cavalrymen
Casualties and losses
Heavy	Heavy, at least 3 wagons destroyed; 30 captured

The Battle of Sudoměř was fought on 25 March 1420, between Catholic and Hussite forces. The Hussites were led by Břeněk of Švihov, who was killed in battle, and Jan Žižka, whose forces proved victorious. This was the second major battle of the Hussite Wars; the first battle, the Battle of Nekmíř, was more of a Hussite retreat than a true fight.

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