Sack of Prague
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Prague
was captured and sacked twice in the Thirty Years War, right at the start, and right at the end:
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
was captured and sacked twice in the Thirty Years War, right at the start, and right at the end:
- in 1620 by Habsburg troops, after the Battle of White MountainBattle of White MountainThe Battle of White Mountain, 8 November 1620 was an early battle in the Thirty Years' War in which an army of 30,000 Bohemians and mercenaries under Christian of Anhalt were routed by 27,000 men of the combined armies of Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor under Charles Bonaventure de Longueval,...
- in 1648 by Swedish troops, after the Battle of Prague (1648)Battle of Prague (1648)The Battle of Prague between 25 June and 1 November 1648 was the last action of the Thirty Years' War. General Hans Christoff von Königsmarck, commanding Sweden's flying column, entered the city and captured Prague Castle on the western bank of the Vltava river. The Swedes attempted to enter the...
; they did not capture the whole city - this is the more likely reference.