A huszita betörés a Magyar Királyságba 1428 februárjában

In my paper I analyze a raid led by the Hussites to the north-west region of the Hungarian Kingdom in February 1428. According to the previous opinion of the historiography of the topic, the route of the campaign was the following: after leaving Bohemia, and crossing the Lesser Carpathians, the Bohemians marched toward Bratislava, and, while attacking and burning down smaller settlements along the way, they turned to Nagyszombat then back to Bohemia. In my study, I examine the relevant charters, letters, and narrative sources of the raid, and I present the information about the defensive actions taken by the king and the magnates of Hungary in the 1420s against the Hussites. Furthermore, I summarize the warfare strategies of the Hussites, including the phenomenon of the so-called “small wars.” By the demonstration of the mentioned aspects, I intend to present a new interpretation concerning the Bohemian raid in 1428. My opinion is that Hussites, after they crossed the Lesser Carpathians in early February, marched not on Bratislava, but they split into two parts. The main troop of the army marched on Nagyszombat and conducted war activities there for the next two weeks. Only a small group of Hussites left toward Bratislava; the latter’s strategy was only rapid predation, accompanied by arson, in order to divide the Hungarian defensive contingents.