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Episode 224: Jan Zizka, the Undefeated Innovator

Half-Arsed History

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Zigga's Most Famous Legacy

Jiska followed up his victory at Vittkov Hill with another victory at the Battle of Isherat. Thanks to his enthusiastic adoption and use of this modern military technology, Zigga was able to pull off victories that just a few decades previous without access to gunpowder weapons would have been completely unthinkable. He developed what you might call an early form of tank warfare, a powerful mobile unit with a dedicated crew.

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