Ridpath's history of the world : being an account of the principal events in the career of the human race from the beginnings of civilization to the present time : comprising the development of social institutions and the story of all nations . ERN WORLD. the occasion. He became the impersonationof War. He led forth his uncouth veterans,armed with iron flails, maces, and clumsyguns; and on the 8th of January, 1422,struck the electoral army as if with the swordof fate. He was borne about the field anddirected the battle in person. The electoralforces were scattered like leaves before thewind. H
Ridpath's history of the world : being an account of the principal events in the career of the human race from the beginnings of civilization to the present time : comprising the development of social institutions and the story of all nations . ERN WORLD. the occasion. He became the impersonationof War. He led forth his uncouth veterans,armed with iron flails, maces, and clumsyguns; and on the 8th of January, 1422,struck the electoral army as if with the swordof fate. He was borne about the field anddirected the battle in person. The electoralforces were scattered like leaves before thewind. Having wrought their overthrow,Ziska wheeled about and fell upon the Empe-ror, who was in like manner routed and obligedto flee for his life. Such was the completeness hand. In the year 1424 he began an expeditioninto Moravia, with a view to the expulsionfrom that country of Duke Albert of Austria,but while on the march he fell a victim to theplague. After the death of their great leader theTaborites divided into two factions. Oneparty chose for their leader a priest namedProcopius the Great; and the other party,who called themselves the Orphans, choseanother priest, who was styled Procopius theLittle. Two years after the death of Ziska,. ZIbK.\ VlCTURIurs.—Drawn by W. Camphausen. of the doul)lG victory that but for the inter-nal misfortunes of Bohemia her religiousemancipation must have been secured. The dissensions among the Hu.«sites, how-ever, became fiercer under the stimulus ofsuccess. The moderate party predominated inPrague, and Ziska was so angered at theirconservatism that he prepared to take thecity. In order to avoid such a calamity theleaders of the Calixtines made concessions tothe implacable old general, and the Taboritesmade a triumphant entry into Prague. Butthe end of the career of Ziska was now at Bohemia was for the tliird time invaded bythe Imperial army. In the presence of theoverwhelming danger the various sects ofHussites were obliged to leave off quar
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