Battle of Biskupice

Battle of Biskupice
	Part of Rákóczi's War of Independence
Date	April 21, 1704
Location	Gutta, Kingdom of Hungary (today Podunajské Biskupice, Slovakia)
Result	Kuruc (Hungarian) victory
Belligerents
Kurucs (Kingdom of Hungary)	Kingdom of Denmark
Commanders and leaders
László Ocskay brigadier; Lőrinc Pekry general	Colonel Peter Viard; Mayor Adam Frederik Trampe
Strength
Unknown	1400
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Heavy

The Battle of Biskupice (Hungarian: Püspöki csata; German: Schlacht bei Bischdorf; Slovak: Bitka pri Biskupiciach) was a battle between the Kuruc (Hungarians) and the Danish auxiliaries of the Habsburg army in April 21, 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 László Ocskay (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).

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

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