Battle of Saint Gotthard (1705)
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Battle of Saint Gotthard was fought on December 13, 1705 between an Hungarian
(Kuruc
) army led by János Bottyán
and an Austria
n-Croatia
n-Serbia
n combined army under the command of Hannibal von Heister. The battle took place at Szentgotthárd
(West-Hungary
, County Vas
) and Nagyfalva (Mogersdorf)
(heden Austria
), near the Austro
-Hungarian
border. The result of the battle was a Hungarian victory.
One years ago general Sándor Károlyi was crowd out the styrian forces under Johann Rabatta near Szentgotthárd (July 4, 1704). Contrarily in the Battle of Koroncó Simon Forgách have the worse of Heister and also Rákóczi defeat in the Battle of Zsibó, wath generate to military-crisis.
On November 2, 1705, János Bottyán actuate the campaign on the Dunántúl. When file out on Kecskemét
, mere was 8,000 soldier. Later this number belly by 30,000 man.
Bottyán was hive Kapuvár
and Pápa
and near in Sárvár rout the army of János Pálffy. On December 10 Kőszeg
capitulate and Bottyán was trail down in Szentgotthárd, who camp out Heister. The Kuruc's between Mogersdorf
and Szentgotthárd raid to the Austrians (between was several Croatian and Serbian corps). On Kőszeg down speed the Mounted Regiment of Imre Bezerédj and assault to Serbian forces. In the serbs killed with 400 man, the others break away in Styria.
Heister seize to in Stadtschlaining
(Szalonak) and the Dunántúl was disengage.
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
(Kuruc
Kuruc
The kuruc was a term used to denote the armed anti-Habsburg rebels in Royal Hungary between 1671 and 1711....
) army led by János Bottyán
János Bottyán
János Bottyán , also known as Blind Bottyán, Vak Bottyán János was a Hungarian kuruc general....
and an Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n-Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
n-Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
n combined army under the command of Hannibal von Heister. The battle took place at Szentgotthárd
Szentgotthárd
Szentgotthárd is the westernmost town of Hungary. It is situated on the Rába River near the Austrian border, and is home to much of Hungary's small Slovene ethnic minority....
(West-Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
, County Vas
Vas
Vas is the name of an administrative county in present Hungary, and also in the former Kingdom of Hungary. The county is a part of the Centrope Project.-Geography:...
) and Nagyfalva (Mogersdorf)
Mogersdorf
Mogersdorf is a town in the district of Jennersdorf in Burgenland in Austria.Mogersdorf has a famous place in Austrian history because it was here that Raimondo Montecuccoli annihilated a 60,000/90,000-strong army of the Ottoman Empire in 1664 upon its attempt to cross the Raab river westwards...
(heden Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
), near the Austro
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
-Hungarian
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
border. The result of the battle was a Hungarian victory.
One years ago general Sándor Károlyi was crowd out the styrian forces under Johann Rabatta near Szentgotthárd (July 4, 1704). Contrarily in the Battle of Koroncó Simon Forgách have the worse of Heister and also Rákóczi defeat in the Battle of Zsibó, wath generate to military-crisis.
On November 2, 1705, János Bottyán actuate the campaign on the Dunántúl. When file out on Kecskemét
Kecskemét
Kecskemét is a city in the central part of Hungary. It is the 8th largest city of the country, and the county seat of Bács-Kiskun.Kecskemét lies halfway between the capital Budapest and the country's third-largest city, Szeged, 86 kilometres from both of them and almost equal distance from the two...
, mere was 8,000 soldier. Later this number belly by 30,000 man.
Bottyán was hive Kapuvár
Kapuvár
Kapuvár is a small but ancient town of some 11,000 inhabitants in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary.The town is known for its thermal water which some believe has hydrotherapeutic properties. It is served by highway 85, and has a train station. It borders the Fertő-Hanság National Park,...
and Pápa
Pápa
Pápa is a historical city in Veszprém county, Hungary, located close to the northern edge of the Bakony Hills, and noted for its baroque architecture. With its 33,000 inhabitants, it is the cultural, economic and tourism centre of the region....
and near in Sárvár rout the army of János Pálffy. On December 10 Kőszeg
Koszeg
----Kőszeg 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 go back to the third quarter of the 13th century...
capitulate and Bottyán was trail down in Szentgotthárd, who camp out Heister. The Kuruc's between Mogersdorf
Mogersdorf
Mogersdorf is a town in the district of Jennersdorf in Burgenland in Austria.Mogersdorf has a famous place in Austrian history because it was here that Raimondo Montecuccoli annihilated a 60,000/90,000-strong army of the Ottoman Empire in 1664 upon its attempt to cross the Raab river westwards...
and Szentgotthárd raid to the Austrians (between was several Croatian and Serbian corps). On Kőszeg down speed the Mounted Regiment of Imre Bezerédj and assault to Serbian forces. In the serbs killed with 400 man, the others break away in Styria.
Heister seize to in Stadtschlaining
Stadtschlaining
Stadtschlaining is a town in the district of Oberwart in Burgenland in Austria. The European University Center for Peace Studies is in Stadtschlaining....
(Szalonak) and the Dunántúl was disengage.