He was also a pioneer in the use of wagons in warfare. Perhaps most potently of all, the Hussites had a martyr to their cause in the person of Hus himself. The descriptions of his imprisonment and death are ennobling, like the deaths of Socrates and Jesus. As I write this, I am surprised to realize that I know of no great theatrical production which retells Hus's story. Perhaps this grave omission will be rectified in our time.
History demonstrates that revolutions either expand or they die.
When a revolution is confined within a highly restricted territory, the revolutionary entity becomes isolated and ultimately succumbs to external pressures. The Hussites were eager to share their message and break out of their ideological isolation. However, they failed to do so and thus to initiate a widespread Protestant Reformation. Hus had made a sufficient number of doctrinal points in his lifetime, and attracted enough followers, to provide a sound basis for the movement. Had Hus lived longer, he would have had to preside over difficult times for his followers, and his memory would almost certainly be less vaunted than it is today, at least by Czechs.