Mestská domobrana a mestská stráž v Bratislave v polovici 15. storočia

Town Guard and Town Home Guard in Bratislava in the 15th Century

Autor: SEDLÁČEK Peter

SEDLÁČEK, Peter: Mestská domobrana a mestská stráž v Bratislave v polovici 15. storočia.

SEDLÁČEK, Peter: Town Guard and Town Home Guard in Bratislava in the 15th century.

Vojenská história, 4, 16, 2012, pp 6-22. 

The author of the study argues that the defence of Bratislava (and any other town) was one of the fundamental prerequisites for protecting town citizens and their property, which is closely linked to the preservation of the town’s economy and power structures and their development. In times of unrest and military conflicts, the town’s military component came to the fore. The defence of the town, in its either active (mercenaries, home guard) or passive (walls and other defensive constructions) form, was, of course, connected with substantial financial and material expenditures, as minutely documented in Bratislava’s book-keeping documents. Originally, Bratislava’s defence was entrusted to the mayor (Richter, judex) as the town’s highest authority. The military agenda was executed by mercenaries, town guards at the town walls, towers and gates, combined with home guards from among all physically fit men. The organizational structure of town defences was divided into three components in the 15th century: town home defence (on alert), town guard ensuring the town’s internal security and fire-fighting capabilities, town mercenaries recruited from outside, depending on the actual needs. The author pays special attention to all defence component. Military history. Slovakia.

Key words:  Middle Ages. Bratislava. Town Guard and Home Guard in Bratislava. 15th century.

Ročník: 16 | Číslo: 4/2012 | Stránky: 6-22