Illustration of a Hussite Wagon Fortress, 1437

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Hussite Wagon Fortress, from Johannes Hartlieb's Kriegsbuch c.1437
A Hussite War-Wagon c.1430 from Armies of the Middle Ages, Volume 2 by Ian Heath, based on the Johannes Hartlieb: 'Kriegsbuch' miniature

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Hussite Wagon Fortress, from Johannes Hartlieb's Kriegsbuch c.1437
A Hussite War-Wagon c.1430 from Armies of the Middle Ages, Volume 2 by Ian Heath, based on the Johannes Hartlieb: 'Kriegsbuch' miniature

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15th Century Illustrations of Costume & Soldiers

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Literally a wagon of war!
Good find D, wonder how accurate it was?

[Hwiccee]

Check out this site (in Czech) - this page is the one about the wagons - http://husitstvi.cz/vojenstvi/husitske-valecnictvi-trochu-jinak/vozova-hradba/. There are lot more interesting stuff here.

You can also pop 'husitska vozy' into your browser for more image, etc.

[FierceKitty]

I had an army of Hussites once, but they were virtually unbeatable and so rather dull after a few times.

[jchaos79]

Did they coloruful? or just wooden color wagons?

[Hwiccee]

Not sure how accurate these are but they are fun - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtCGXfc20PM&feature=youtu.be

and

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxiyVyYjZxE

[jchaos79]

Sooo cool thanks for the links

[Techno]

Interesting find, D.
Cheers - Phil

[Druzhina]

Literally a wagon of war!
Good find D, wonder how accurate it was?

The perspective is all wrong! There were supposed to be gaps between wagons covered by chains and/or pavises, but, otherwise they fit with the written accounts.  Ian Heath seems to be mistaken that there is a manuscript in the British Museum (I found none), unless there is another one that also has a rock thrower, it is in Vienna.

Wood colour rather than coloured by paint it seems.

14th Century Illustrations of Costume & Soldiers

[jchaos79]

yack, I painted mine in bright yellow and blue strips.... so bad

[jchaos79]

Is it close to the historical one or is historically aberrant?