Bohemian Estates Revolt

Timeline

1. 1618Prague · PragueAfter the Defenestration, the Bohemian Estates declared they no longer recognized Ferdinand II's authority, established a provisional government of thirty Directors, and began recruiting troops and confiscating Habsburg property.
2. 1618–1619All of Bohemia · BohemiaThe rebel forces fought Habsburg garrisons and Catholic towns throughout, successively capturing strategic points such as Plzeň and repelling early imperial reinforcements. Mercenary commander Ernst von Mansfeld became the main field commander of the rebel army.
3. 1619–1620Prague · PragueIn 1619 the Estates deposed Ferdinand II and elected Frederick, Elector Palatine, as King of Bohemia. This provoked larger-scale intervention by the Catholic League and Spanish Habsburgs, escalating the revolt from a local conflict into a European war.
4. 1620White Mountain, Prague · PragueIn the 1620 Battle of White Mountain the Bohemian-Palatine allied army was decisively defeated and Frederick V fled. The Habsburgs regained control of Bohemia and subsequently carried out harsh reprisals against participants, including the execution of twenty-seven leaders; the revolt was a complete military failure.