A shortish update on

The Kingdom of Bohemia: 1112 - 1120 A.D.

Before King Vratislav could settle with his army in Brandenburg, and even before news of the conquest had reached all corners of the now vast kingdom, the Holy Roman Empire sought to take revenge on the Bohemians by attacking Bohemia itself. Prince Spytihnev, the provincial ruler of Bohemia at the time, was so shocked by the news that he spat his entire moithful of beer all over his keyb...dining table.
King Vratislav had lately been so busy with his conquest to the north that he had foolishly disregarded the defences of his own homeland, thus an outnumbered force under the comman of Prince Spytihev marched to meet the Imperial invaders in the summer of 1112. The situation looked grim at start, the Bohemians were outnumbered by 2:1 and were unable to find a fully suitable spot to defend. However, as the day revealed, the German army lacked any real substance, and its cowardly troops were no match for the Bohemians.
The Germans first advanced their archers in three groups, on in the centre and one on each flank. Their right flank was completely wiped-out by Prince Spytihev and his knights, stationed on the Bohemian left flank, while the rest of the German archers were beaten by the superior Bohemian bowmen.
After this failure, the German commander ordered a head on charge and the Bohemians, now out of arrows, chose to attack them and bravely meet them on the field. It wasn't long before the Germans broke ranks and fled, and their general, a prince of the Empire, was captured and executed along with his entire bodyguard.

All the prisoners were quickly ransomed by the Holy Roman Emperor for a decent amount of money.

After this disastrous defeat, the Holy Roman Empire did not have the power, funds or will needed to continue fighting the Bohemians, but nonetheless it remained at war with them, in its traditional, stubborn manner.

Shortly after this, in the year of 1114, Bohemian troops under Prince Vratislav attacked the rebel province of Friesland, and duly slaughtered the undisciplined rebels:

This time, not a single prisoner was spared.

Another important event of this year was an alliance with the neighbouring Poles. However, this alliance was probably only caused by several disastrous defeats suffered by the Poles against the pagan Lithuanians lately.

In Friesland, the fighting raged on. The backbone of the rebels had been crushed in the battle of 1114, but many rebels still remained and hid themselves in a great many forts all across the province. The last one wasn't to fall untill 1120. King Vratislav II however, never lived to see this day. He died out of old age in 1119, and was mourned by all the kingdom. He had been a great man indeed, and had lead his people to greatness, success and prospering.
His oldest son, Vratislav ascended the throne at the age of 45, becoming king under the name King Vratislav III of Bohemia. King Vratislav III was already a seasoned warrior and a great man indeed. He was known for his hot-heatedness and sometimes cruelty, not hesitating to execute all the prisoners he took, yet he was also know for being a great builder and a man who cared a lot for agricultural issues. He was also said to be very honest, thus earning the respect of his subjects.

The success of the Bohemians and the greatness of King Vratislav III became obvious in 1120. Not only did Friesland finally succumb totally, but the King also recieved a 1000 florins from the Pope. An indication to that the awareness of the increasingly powerful Bohemians had finally reached even the Pope.

Forgot to take a pic of the minimap, sorry, but it's the same as last time really, just with Friesland added.