Battle of Saint Gotthard (1705)

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Battle of Saint Gotthard (1705)
partof=the Rákóczi's War for Independence
campaign=Rákóczi's War of the Independence


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date=December 13 1705
place=near Szentgotthárd and Nagyfalu (Mogersdorf), the Austro-Hungarian border
result=Kuruc victory
combatant1=Hungary
combatant2=Habsburg Monarchy
Croatia
Voivodian Serbs
commander1=János Bottyán ("Bottyán the Blind")
Imre Bezerédj brigader
commander2=Hannibal Heister
strength1=
strength2=
casualties1=
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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 Austrian-Croatian-Serbian 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.

In 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. In 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.

References

* Szentgotthárd, monography, Szombathely 1981. ISBN 963 03 1192 5
* Hundred hungarian village Book-House "(Száz magyar falu könyvesháza)" Mária Kozár - Ferenc Gyurácz: "Felsőszölnök," Száz magyar falu könyvesháza Kht. ISBN 9639287202
* Ágnes R. Várkonyi: Age of Reform's "(Megújulások kora), Magyar Könyvklub, Budapest 2001. ISBN 9635484712
* Former countys and towns in Hungary "(Magyarország vármegyéi, városai, the monography of Hungary)" "Vasvármegye," Budapest „Apollo” Irodalmi és Nyomdai Részvénytársaság 1898.