Battle of Biskupice
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.
| 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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László Ocskay brigadier Lőrinc Pekry general |
 Colonel Peter Viard Mayor Adam Frederik Trampe | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | 1400 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Heavy | ||||||
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).
On 28 April, in the battle of Nárazd, Heister pushed back the Kuruc army.