Battle of Saint Gotthard (1705)

Battle of Saint Gotthard was fought on 13 December 1705 between a 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) (today Austria), near the Austro-Hungarian border. The result of the battle was a Hungarian victory.

Battle of Saint Gotthard (1705)
Part of the Rákóczi's War for Independence
Date 13 December 1705 Location near Szentgotthárd and Nagyfalu (Mogersdorf), the Austro-Hungarian border Result Kuruc victory
Belligerents
Hungary	Habsburg Monarchy Croatia Serbs
Commanders and leaders
János Bottyán (Bottyán the Blind) Imre Bezerédj brigader	Hannibal Heister

On 2 November 1705 János Bottyán actuated the Hungarian campaign in Transdanubia. Before that he had only 8,000 soldiers at Kecskemét but this number later increased to 30,000 men.

On 10 December Kőszeg capitulated and Bottyán moved to Szentgotthárd, where Heister was. The Kuruc Army between Mogersdorf and Szentgotthárd attacked the Austrians (the Habsburg troops was also consisted of several Croatian and Serbian corps).

After the battle Heister headed for Stadtschlaining (Szalonak) and the Dunántúl was freed.

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 963-9287-20-2
• Ágnes R. Várkonyi: Age of Reform's (Megújulások kora), Magyar Könyvklub, Budapest 2001. ISBN 963-548-471-2
• Former counties and towns in Hungary (Magyarország vármegyéi, városai, the monography of Hungary) Vasvármegye, Budapest „Apollo” Irodalmi és Nyomdai Részvénytársaság 1898.