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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Jan_ŽižkaJan Žižka - Wikipedia

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   Jan Žižka z Trocnova a Kalicha (English: John Zizka of Trocnov and the Chalice; c. 1360 – 11 October 1424) was a Czech general who was a contemporary and follower of Jan Hus and was a Radical Hussite and led the Taborites. Žižka was a successful military leader and is now a Czech national hero. He was nicknamed "One-eyed Žižka", having ...

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3. cs.wikipedia.org › wiki › Jan_ŽižkaJan Žižka – Wikipedie

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   Jan Žižka z Trocnova a Kalicha [pozn. 1] [1] (kolem roku 1360 Trocnov – 11. října 1424 u hradu Přibyslavi, tradičně Šenfeld) byl český husitský vojevůdce, pokládaný za otce husitské vojenské doktríny, a autora či prvního uživatele defenzivní bojové techniky, tzv. vozové hradby. [2] Historicky je podrobněji zmapováno ...

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   Aug 25, 2021 · Jan Žižka z Trocnova a Kalicha (German: Johann Ziska or Johann Schischka; English: John Zizka of Trocnov and the Chalice) (c. 1360–1424), Czech general and Hussite leader, follower of Jan Hus, was born in the small village of Trocnov (now part of Borovany) in Bohemia, into a gentried family. He was nicknamed "One-eyed Žižka."

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5. www.todayifoundout.com › index › 2014Jan Zizka: The General Who Had His Skin Turned Into a Drum

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   Apr 23, 2014 · Jan Zizka (aka Jan Žižka z Trocnova a Kalicha) is regarded as one of the single finest military minds in world history. He also had his skin turned into a drum. Before we get to his death, though, we want to discuss Zizka’s life, because well, frankly it was remarkable. For starters, Zizka, born in 1360, is generally considered to have ...

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   "Jan Žižka z Trocnova a Kalicha (English: John Zizka of Trocnov and the Chalice; c. 1360 – 11 October 1424) was a Czech general – a contemporary and follower of Jan Hus and a Radical Hussite who led the Taborites. Žižka was a successful military leader and is now a Czech national hero.

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   "Jan Žižka z Trocnova a Kalicha (English: John Zizka of Trocnov and the Chalice; c. 1360 – 11 October 1424) was a Czech general – a contemporary and follower of Jan Hus and a Radical Hussite who led the Taborites. Žižka was a successful military leader and is now a Czech national hero. He was nicknamed "One-eyed Žižka", having lost ...

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   Who was Zizka and what did he do?

   • Zizka was a general during something known as the “Hussite Wars” which, in a nutshell, was an uprising by protestant dissenters against the Catholic Church. The Hussites, who were mostly Czechs, followed the teachings of Jan Hus, a Czech priest who was burned at the stake for heresy in 1415.

   Jan Zizka: The General Who Had His Skin Turned Into a Drum

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   Did Zizka ever lose a battle?

   • For starters, Zizka, born in 1360, is generally considered to have never lost a battle. What makes this feat even more impressive is that, whereas the few other generals in history who’ve done this had powerful armies at their command, Zizka was in command of only peasants and rebels.

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   Why was Zizka so successful?

   • Zizka’s prowess on the battlefield was linked to a combination of his ability to effectively use the terrain of the battlefield to his advantage and his amazing ability to innovate, including being among the first to effectively incorporate small gun powder weapons in battle and developing what were essentially tanks.

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   Ján Žižka na obraze od Mikoláša Aleša z roku 1908. Ján Žižka z Trocnova a Kalicha (* okolo 1360, Trocnov – † 11. október 1424, Žižkovo Pole pri Přibyslavi) bol český husitský vojvodca a bojovník, tvorca vojenskej defenzívnej taktiky opierajúcej sa o vozovú hradbu, jedna z najväčších osobností českých dejín.