| Battle of Saint Gotthard (1705) | |||||||
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| Part of the Rákóczi's War for Independence | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Hungary | Habsburg Monarchy Croatia Voivodian Serbs |
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| János Bottyán (Bottyán the Blind) Imre Bezerédj brigader |
Hannibal Heister | ||||||
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.
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.