Battle of Smolenice (1704 AD)

Battle of Smolenice (22px Kurucs (Kingdom of Hungary) with Slovak rebels vs 22px Habsburg Empire & 22px Holy Roman Empire & 22px Denmark-Norway) took place in 1704 AD during Rákóczi’s War of Independence.

Battle facts

• Year: 1704 AD
• Date: 1704-05-28
• Era: Early Modern
• Conflict: Rákóczi’s War of Independence
• Side A: 22px Kurucs (Kingdom of Hungary) with Slovak rebels
• Side B: 22px Habsburg Empire, 22px Holy Roman Empire, 22px Denmark-Norway
• Commanders (A): 22px Sándor Károlyi General, 22px Brigadier, 22px Miklós Bercsényi General
• Commanders (B): 20px General Johann von Ritschan, 20px Guido von Starhemberg, 20px Duke John Adolphus of Holstein-Plön, 20px Colonel Leopold Maltzan
• Casualties: approx. 300–400 dead700 captured, several hundred dead, 3 cannon
• Outcome: Kuruc (Hungarian) victory
• Coordinates: 48.506°, 17.430°

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