The first half of 1706 was relatively quiet. The reason for this was that Prince Rákóczi Ferenc and the court of Vienna were negotiating in Nagyszombat through the intermediary of the Dutch and English ambassadors. In July, however, the treaty was broken off and armed clashes resumed.
It was vital for the Imperials to crush the Kuruc rule in Transdanubia, directly threatening Vienna, and to recapture that part of the country. Transdanubia had been permanently in the hands of the rebels for less than half a year, following the successful campaign of Bottyán János at the end of 1705.
A similar plan was devised for the reconquest of the country, from Transylvania, Field Marshal Rabutin de Bussy was to advance towards Transdanubia, while from the west, Imperial General Guido Starhemberg was to occupy the Danube region. Starhemberg set off from the Latja River in early September and marched through the Csallóköz region, via Komárom to Esztergom, to retake the fortress that Rákóczi had captured in early September.
You can read the full article on my page, based on the research of Szibler Gábor:
https://www.hungarianottomanwars.com/6-7-november-1706-kuruc-victory-at-gyorvar/
Picture: the silver of Prince Rákóczi Ferenc (1704), the "white money": the victorious Kuruc soldiers received 18.000 pieces of them...
