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Zaitsek von Egbell-Habsburg Officer 1824-1918
Krátký, Jaroslav ; Vlnas, Vít (advisor) ; Županič, Jan (referee) ; Macková, Marie (referee)
This thesis is focused on the officers and officer dynasties of the Austrian and Austro-Hungarian army. Through case studies, I examine the situation of the officer corps in the long 19th century, with reverberations up to the end of the Austro-Hungarian Empire's existence (until 1918). The title of the thesis includes the name of the Zaitsek von Egbell family, whose three generations experienced a significant social rise during the 19th century, mainly due to a combination of successful service to the emperor (in office and in the army) and a marriage strategy oriented towards noble families with a military tradition. An important factor in the military careers of two generations of the Zaitsek family was the merits of 1848 and 1866, times of social upheaval and war. In addition to the case study of the Zaitsek family, I attach two other case studies in which I examine officer families with different social backgrounds from each other. The ancient dynasty of military professionals is represented by the Ponz von Panz family. Officers from aristocratic backgrounds with a tradition of prominent positions in the military are exemplified by members of the Windischgraetz family. I intersperse the above three basic case studies with sub-biographical probes of individuals from both officer and civilian...
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Company of elears and the Czech War (1618-1620)
Vlasák, Patrik ; Županič, Jan (advisor) ; Valkoun, Jaroslav (referee)
The aim of this thesis is to describe the polish elears in services of the Habsburgs in 1618- 1620. The main focus is put on the cause of formation of this cavalry unit, and circumstances under which they began to serve in the services of the Austrian empire. I equally focus on their identity and their place of origin. I also try to analyze internal relations within the Polishh-Lithuanian Commonwealth and its foreign policy, which, I believe determined the very existence of the polish elears, that I percieve as one of the symptoms of crisis of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
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Armour and helmets of Roman cavalry
Ženíšková, Veronika ; Musil, Jiří (advisor) ; Kysela, Jan (referee)
(in English): In this work, I briefly described history of the Roman army and the development of armor and helmets in the principate period. I also focused on creating the typology of this kind of military equipment. I also described iconographic scenes that appear on these military equipment and I described the sources that relate to this topic.
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Company of elears and the Czech War (1618-1620)
Vlasák, Patrik ; Županič, Jan (advisor) ; Valkoun, Jaroslav (referee)
The aim of this thesis is to describe the polish elears in services of the Habsburgs in 1618- 1620. The main focus is put on the cause of formation of this cavalry unit, and circumstances under which they began to serve in the services of the Austrian empire. I equally focus on their identity and their place of origin. I also try to analyze internal relations within the Polishh-Lithuanian Commonwealth and its foreign policy, which, I believe determined the very existence of the polish elears, that I percieve as one of the symptoms of crisis of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
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An Animal on the Battlefield of First World War: Horses and Transport Animals
Hunčovská, Barbora ; Šedivý, Ivan (advisor) ; Kopeček, Michal (referee)
The aim of this thesis is in part to fill the gap that exists in the Czech historiography regarding the use of horses and other transport animals in the First World War. It follows the experience of draught, pack and mounted animals in this war, from its very beginnings to the end, and tries to answer these questions: how were these animals used, what did they have to go through and encounter on the battlefield and what care they were provided. This thesis combines the use of historical sources of both administrative and personal nature with the knowledge and observations gained from the field of horse ethology. It also addresses in detail the relationship between fighting men and their horses and tries to paint the picture of the role of war horses in the representation and memory of the First World War.
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Armour and helmets of Roman cavalry
Ženíšková, Veronika ; Musil, Jiří (advisor) ; Kysela, Jan (referee)
(in English): In this work, I briefly described history of the Roman army and the development of armor and helmets in the principate period. I also focused on creating the typology of this kind of military equipment. I also described iconographic scenes that appear on these military equipment and I described the sources that relate to this topic.
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