Battle of Biskupice explained

Conflict:Battle of Biskupice
Partof:Rákóczi's War of Independence
Date:21 April 1704
Place:Gutta, Kingdom of Hungary (today Podunajské Biskupice, Slovakia)
Result:Kuruc (Hungarian) victory
Combatant1: Kurucs (Kingdom of Hungary)
Combatant2: Denmark-Norway
Commander1: brigadier
Lőrinc Pekry general
Commander2: Colonel Peter Viard
Mayor Adam Frederik Trampe
Strength1:Unknown
Strength2:1400
Casualties1:Unknown
Casualties2:Heavy

The Battle of Biskupice (Hungarian: Püspöki csata; German: Schlacht bei Bischdorf; Slovak: Bitka pri Biskupiciach) took place between the Kuruc (Hungarians) and the Danish auxiliaries of the Habsburg army on 21 April 1704.

The Austrian commander Hannibal Heister in March 1704 merged with the troops (Germans, Danes, Serbs) near Komárom (present-day Komárno, Slovakia). The Austrian plane was the cleaning of the Great Rye Island up the Kurucs. This region he joined Rákóczi in 1703. The Kuruc forces threatened Pressburg and also Komárom.

In Pressburg being general Johann von Ritschan, but in spring was ordered back to Moravia. Because Heister sent to Pressburg reinforcements: 1400 Danish soldiers under German colonel Peter Viard and Danish mayor Adam Frederik Trampe.

The Kurucs under Lőrinc Pekry and (by instruction of general Miklós Bercsényi) near Püspöki (today Podunajské Biskupice, Slovakia) attacked the Danes and them significant losses caused. However, the Danes reached Pressburg. The Kuruc army also stormed the ramparts near Gutta (present-day Kolárovo, Slovakia).

On 28 April, in the battle of Nárazd, Heister pushed back the Kuruc army.

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