Rákóczi's war of independence

  • Causes of revolt

    Causes of revolt
    -abolished the right of electing a king freely
    -right of resistance
    -Hungarian soldiers were dismissed
    -fortresses blown up
  • Last trigger

    Last trigger
    -uprising in Tokaj-hegyalja-->Bercsényi influenced Thököly
    -he was imprisoned then escape
  • Kuruc

    Kuruc
    -Kuruc uprising: Tiszahát
    -Rákóczi became their leader
    -Patent of Vetés
    -Patent of Gyula
    -Kuruc army
    -Success: East of the Tisza+Upper Hungary
  • Second success and defeat

    Second success and defeat
    -Transylvannia, territories between the Danube+Tisza
    -Höchstadt--»troops defeated French army
    -Kuruc army+French army couldn't merge
    -Peter I: no help
  • Open battles

    Open battles
    -Transdanubia--> failure
    -Diet of Szécsény: confederated estates
    -Rákóczi: commanding prince+senate
    -economic council
  • Ónód

    Ónód
    -diet of Ónód
    -dethronement of Joseph I.
    -,,köztereh"
  • Diet and defeat

    Diet and defeat
    -Diet of Sárospatak
    -promising the abolishment of serfdom
    -defeat at Trencsény
  • Crucial defeat

    Crucial defeat
    -Romhány
    -army+national coalition were disbanded
  • Big fall

    Big fall
    -imperial army recaptured the country
    -Joseph I.+Pálffy János compromise
    -peace treaty of Szatmár
    -end of war of independence