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The Habsburg forces due to their participation in the War of the Spanish Succession (1701 – 1715) temporarily left Hungary -
“Kuruc” - a group of armed anti-Habsburg insurgents in the Kingdom of Hungary - forces started an uprising in Munkács. Lead by Rákóczi -
A group of about 3000 armed men headed by Tamás Esze joined Rákóczi's group near the Polish city of Lawoczne
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The first significant attempt to overturn the rule of the Habsburgs over Hungary
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(Miklos Bercsényi also arrived with French Funds and 600 Polish mercenaries.) By late September 1703 with the help of „hajdú”s - emancipated peasant warriors – they controlled most of Kingdom of Hungary to the east and north of the Danube. Soon after they conquered Transdanubia -
The victory of Austrian and English forces against a combined French-Bavarian army prevented the union of Rákóczi's forces with their French-Bavarian allies -> difficult military and financial situation -> creating copper-based coins instead of the silver ones
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The Hungarian Diet (országgyűlés) in Szécsény elected Rákóczi to be the „fejedelem” of the Confederated Estates of the Kingdom of Hungary. (The diet ended on the 3rd of October 1705) -
Peace talks started between the kuruc leaders and the Emperor
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Hungarian army led by János Bottyán defeated the Austrian - Croatian - Serbian combined army at Szentgotthárd -
Declaration of the deposition of the House of Habsburg (Dethronement) from the Hungarian throne -
Rákóczi’s horse stumbled, he fell to the ground. The kuruc forces thought he was dead and fled -
Rákóczi left the Kingdom of Hungary for Poland to bring military assistance from abroad to continue the war of independence -
The peace ending the War of Independence between the kuruc and the commander-in-chief of the Habsburg ruling army in Hungary (29 – 30 April 1711)
