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Battle of White Mountain
Introduction References & Edit History Quick Facts & Related Topics
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White Mountain, Battle of
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Civil War era cannon overlooks Kennesaw Mountain National Battle. (military, artillery, American history)
Pick Your Battles Quiz
Louis IX of France (St. Louis), stained glass window of Louis IX during the Crusades. (Unknown location.)
World Wars
D-Day. American soldiers fire rifles, throw grenades and wade ashore on Omaha Beach next to a German bunker during D Day landing. 1 of 5 Allied beachheads est. in Normandy, France. The Normandy Invasion of World War II launched June 6, 1944.
A History of War

Battle of White Mountain: References & Edit History

More Articles On This Topic

  • Catholic League
  • Austria
    / The Bohemian rising and the victory of the Counter-Reformation
  • Germany
    / The Thirty Years’ War and the Peace of Westphalia
  • history of Europe
    / The triumph of the Catholics, 1619–29
  • Unitas Fratrum
  • Bohemia
  • Czechoslovak history
    / The Counter-Reformation and Protestant rebellion
  • Prague
    / The Reformation and the Thirty Years’ War
  • Ferdinand II
    / Early years
  • Frederick V
  • Maximilian I

Article Contributors

Primary Contributors

  • N. Geoffrey Parker

Other Encyclopedia Britannica Contributors

  • William L. Hosch
  • Amy Tikkanen

Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Anniversary information added. Nov 01, 2025
Media added.
  • Amy Tikkanen
Feb 24, 2011
Article revised and updated.
  • William L. Hosch
Dec 19, 2007
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