Battle of Zvolen (1703)
| Battle of Zvolen | |||||||
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| Part of Rákóczi's War of Independence | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Kurucs (Kingdom of Hungary) with Slovak and Rusyn rebels Kingdom of FrancePolish and Ruthenian mercenaries, and Moravian artillerymen |
 Habsburg Empire Kingdom of Denmark Vojvodian Serbs Royalists |
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Miklós Bercsényi general László Ocskay brigadeer Sándor Királyi general |
Simon Forgách general János Bottyán general Antal Esterházy general |
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| Strength | |||||||
| ca. 15,000 | Unknown | ||||||
The Battle of Zvolen (Hungarian: Zólyomi csata, German: Schlacht bei Altsohl, Slovak: Bitka pri Zvolenu) was a battle between the Kuruc's and the army of Habsburg Monarchy in November 15, 1703 at Zvolen in Upper Hungary (modern day Slovakia). General Miklós Bercsényi was routed the Asutrian army under Simon Forgách. Forgách in 1704 went over to the Kuruc side.
Francis II Rákóczi in June 15 sparked off the war the independence against Emperor Leopold I. First Rákóczi found little support in Hungary and also the nobility and peasants fought against the Kurucs. Miklós Bercsényi soon brought mercenaries from Poland, Moldavia and the Ruthenian (Western Ukrainian) regions. The Kuruc forces and his mercenaries (with the Slovak and Rusyn minorities) pushed forward into the Austrian border. In September 17 Levice captured by the Kurucs, but the Austrian army recaptured in October 31.
László Ocskay brigadeer joined Bercsényi after the capture of Levice. The Kuruc and Austrian army was mostly cavalry. The Kuruc forces have irregular Hungarian and Slovak horsemen, some regular horsemen, well-trained Polish and Ruthenian cavalry, some thousand veteran haiduks from Great Turkish War, French officiers and soldiers, and Moravian artillerymen with obsolete guns. Bercsényi's lieutenants was Sándor Károlyi and Ocskay.
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