Battle of Saint Gotthard (1705)

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

The Battle of Saint Gotthard was fought on 13 December 1705 between a

County Vas) and Nagyfalva (Mogersdorf) (today Austria), near the Austro-Hungarian

border. The result of the battle was a Hungarian victory.

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,
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,
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.