Rákóczi's war of independence

Causes of revolt

1687

-abolished the right of electing a king freely
-right of resistance
-Hungarian soldiers were dismissed
-fortresses blown up

Last trigger

1697

-uprising in Tokaj-hegyalja-->Bercsényi influenced Thököly
-he was imprisoned then escape

Kuruc

1703

-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

1704

-Transylvannia, territories between the Danube+Tisza
-Höchstadt--»troops defeated French army
-Kuruc army+French army couldn't merge
-Peter I: no help

Open battles

1705

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

Ónód

1707

-diet of Ónód
-dethronement of Joseph I.
-,,köztereh"

Diet and defeat

1708

-Diet of Sárospatak
-promising the abolishment of serfdom
-defeat at Trencsény

Crucial defeat

1710

-Romhány
-army+national coalition were disbanded

Big fall

1711

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