Battle of Smolenice

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Battle of Smolenice
Part of Rákóczi's War of Independence
Date 28 May 1704 Location Smolenice, Upper Hungary (today Slovakia) Result Kuruc (Hungarian) victory
Belligerents
Kurucs (Kingdom of Hungary) with Slovak rebels	Habsburg Empire Holy Roman Empire Denmark-Norway
Commanders and leaders
Sándor Károlyi General László Ocskay [hu] Brigadier Miklós Bercsényi General	General Johann von Ritschan Guido von Starhemberg Duke John Adolphus of Holstein-Plön Colonel Leopold Maltzan
Strength
ca. 15,000 (5,000–6,000 participated in the battle)	2331 infantry 250 cavalry 4 cannon
Casualties and losses
300–400 dead	700 captured, several hundred dead, 3 cannon

The Battle of Smolenice (Hungarian: Szomolányi csata, German: Schlacht bei Smolenitz, Slovak: Bitka pri Smoleniciach) was a battle between the Kuruc (a group of Hungarian peasants and irregular warriors), and the forces of the Habsburg Empire, soldiers of the Holy Roman Empire and auxiliaries from Denmark. The battle occurred on 28 May 1704 at Smolenice in Upper Hungary (present day Slovakia), where the Kuruc army routed the Habsburg forces, capturing the Austrian commander. For a short time, the rebels threatened the safety of Vienna, marauding through a number of villages in Lower Austria, Marchfeld, and Moravia.