Editing Siege of Pilsen (section)

== Aftermath ==

After capturing the city, Mansfeld demanded 120,000 golden [[Goldgulden|guldens]] as [[war reparations]] and an additional 47,000 [[Florin (Italian coin)|florin]]s for sparing the city and not burning it to the ground. [Between the previous and next sentence, two years passed.] However, soon the [[Holy Roman Empire]], led by [[Bavaria]], gathered enough forces and crossed the border with Bohemia, heading towards Pilsen and [[Prague]].

The newly elected Bohemian king, [[Frederick V, Elector Palatine|Frederick V]] of the [[Rhine Palatinate|Palatinate]] was aware of the huge superiority of his enemies' forces and ordered his own army to regroup and attack each of the advancing armies separately. However, he was abandoned by most of his allies and his armies dispersed in the dense forests between Pilsen and Prague, which resulted in a decisive defeat in the [[Battle of White Mountain]].