Jan Zizka, ~ 1360 - 1424. EP 03 of 03. Legacy and Death of Jan Zizka. Preview of Alexander the Great.

11/14/24 • 19 min

Zizka led his peasant army against the might of the Holy Roman Empire and the Catholic Church, commanding with a precision and brutality that shattered the knights’ traditional dominance. His brilliance lay in his unbreakable discipline, iron-willed strategy, and mastery of the wagenburg, his mobile fortress of fortified wagons and firepower that turned common men into deadly soldiers. Even his enemies feared him as a military genius who never lost a battle. Zhizhka’s life was a testament to raw resilience and tactical supremacy, his legacy a reminder that true strength lies in the unyielding will to fight for what one believes is right, no matter the odds.
Jan Zizka of Bohemia. ~ 1360 - 1424.
Led Hussite Revolutionary Forces against three Holy Crusades and never lost a battle.
Additional Reading and Episode Research:

Cornej, Petr. The Hussite Art of Warfare.
Delbruck, Hans. Medieval Warfare.
Gillet, Ezra. The Life and Times of John Huss.
Gravett, Christopher. German Medieval Armies, 1300 - 1500.
Heymann, frederick. John Zizka and the Hussite Revolution.
Kej, Jiri. The Hussite Revolution.

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11/14/24 • 19 min

History's Greatest Battles - Jan Zizka, ~ 1360 - 1424. EP 03 of 03. Legacy and Death of Jan Zizka. Preview of Alexander the Great.

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Welcome to History's Greatest Battles, experimental episode of Season 2, Episode Three of Three: The life and times of Jan Zizka: Birth, guessed at around 1360, Common Era, to his death in 1424.
Jan Zizka was a relentless warrior who defied every convention of his time. Born in a Bohemian village, he rose from the ranks of minor nobility to become the most feared general in central Europe. Fighting without sight in one eye, and later completely blind, Zizka led his peasant army against the

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