Battle of Saint Gotthard was fought on 13 December 1705 between a Hungarian (
Kuruc
Kuruc (, plural ''kurucok''), also spelled kurutz, refers to a group of armed anti-Habsburg insurgents in the Kingdom of Hungary between 1671 and 1711.
Over time, the term kuruc has come to designate Hungarians who advocate strict national ind ...
) army led by
János Bottyán
János Bottyán (1643, Esztergom, Hungary – 27 September 1709), also known as Blind Bottyán, Vak Bottyán János was a Hungarian kuruc general.
Bottyán was born into a poor noble family of Protestant religion, his father was Kurulh Efimovit ...
and an
Austria
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Serbia
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n combined army under the command of Hannibal von Heister. The battle took place at
Szentgotthárd
Szentgotthárd ( sl, Monošter; german: St. Gotthard) is the westernmost town of Hungary. It is situated on the Rába River near the Austrian border.
History
The town took its name from, and grew up round, the Cistercian Szentgotthárd Abbey, fo ...
Austria
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), near the
Austro
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- Hungarian border. The result of the battle was a Hungarian victory.
On 2 November 1705 János Bottyán actuated the Hungarian campaign in
Transdanubia
Transdanubia ( hu, Dunántúl; german: Transdanubien, hr, Prekodunavlje or ', sk, Zadunajsko :sk:Zadunajsko) is a traditional region of Hungary. It is also referred to as Hungarian Pannonia, or Pannonian Hungary.
Administrative divisions Trad ...
. Before that he had only 8,000 soldiers at
Kecskemét
Kecskemét ( , sk, Kečkemét) is a city with county rights central part Hungary. It is the eighth-largest city in the country, and the county seat of Bács-Kiskun.
Kecskemét lies halfway between the capital Budapest and the country's third ...
but this number later increased to 30,000 men.
On 10 December
Kőszeg
Kőszeg (german: Güns, ; Slovak: ''Kysak'', sl, Kiseg, hr, Kiseg) is a town in Vas County, Hungary. The town is famous for its historical character.
History
The origins of the only free royal town in the historical garrison county of Vas ...
capitulated and Bottyán moved to Szentgotthárd, where Heister was. The Kuruc Army between
Mogersdorf
Mogersdorf ( hu, Nagyfalva, sl, Modinci) is a town in the district of Jennersdorf in the Austrian state of Burgenland.
Geography
Cadastral communities are Deutsch Minihof, Mogersdorf and Wallendorf.Stadtschlaining ''(Szalonak)'' and the Dunántúl was freed.
References
*Szentgotthárd, monography,
Szombathely
Szombathely (; german: Steinamanger, ; see also other alternative names) is the 10th largest city in Hungary. It is the administrative centre of Vas county in the west of the country, located near the border with Austria. Szombathely lies by t ...
1981.
*Hundred Hungarian village Book-House ''(Száz magyar falu könyvesháza)'' Mária Kozár - Ferenc Gyurácz: ''Felsőszölnök,'' Száz magyar falu könyvesháza Kht.
*Ágnes R. Várkonyi: Age of Reform's ''(Megújulások kora), Magyar Könyvklub,
Budapest
Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...
2001.
*Former counties and towns in Hungary ''(Magyarország vármegyéi, városai, the monography of Hungary)'' ''Vasvármegye,''
Budapest
Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...