20BATTLE OF SUDOMER—HUSSITE WARSGENERAL ZIZKA VERSUSEMPEROR SIGISMUND (1420)
COUNTERING VULNERABILITY:INCREASING STRENGTHS
Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.—MAHATMA GANDHI
After John Huss and Jerome of Prague were burned at the stake for heresy by the Council of Constance, John of Trocsnow asked King Wenceslas if he could avenge this tyranny by Pope and Emperor. So began the Hussite Wars, the patriotic struggle for Bohemian independence from the Roman clergy. During those wars, Zizka became one of the great heroes of history. His troops were passionately attached to him and fought ferociously ...
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