Battle of Biskupice
| Battle of Biskupice | |||||||
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| Part of Rákóczi's War of Independence | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Kurucs (Kingdom of Hungary) |
 Kingdom of Denmark | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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brigadier general |
 Colonel  Mayor | ||||||
| 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 on 21 April 1704.
The Austrian commander 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 , but in spring was ordered back to Moravia. Because Heister sent to Pressburg reinforcements: 1400 Danish soldiers under German colonel and Danish mayor .
The Kurucs under and (by instruction of general ) 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 , Heister pushed back the Kuruc army.
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- Battles involving Hungary
- Battles involving Denmark
- Military history of Hungary
- Habsburg period in the history of Slovakia
- 1704 in Europe
- Conflicts in 1704