 This was the second major battle of the Hussite Wars; the first battle, the Battle of Nekmíř, was more of a Hussite retreat than a true fight.The Battle of Sudoměř began after Hussite forces, which had taken up temporary fortifications on the plains, were found by Royalist forces, who closed in for an attack.The Hussites were greatly outnumbered 5-to-1, and initially hoisted the white flag, but when the Royalists refused to accept their surrender, the battle truly began.