What happened at the Battle of White Mountain near Prague?

The Battle of White Mountain

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8 November 1620. The army of the Czech estates was defeated in about two hours on White Mountain, just outside Prague, on 8 November 1620.

Where: Czechia

What happened

The army of the Czech estates was defeated in about two hours on White Mountain, just outside Prague, on 8 November 1620. On 21 June 1621 twenty-seven leaders of the revolt were executed on the Old Town Square; twenty-seven crosses in the pavement mark the spot. For Czechs the battle became the symbol of lost independence.

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Na Staroměstském náměstí je v dlažbě dvacet sedm křížů.

There are twenty-seven crosses in the pavement of the Old Town Square.

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