Kuruc forces
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The Kuruc forces were anti-Habsburg Hungarian insurgent troops, composed largely of nobles, peasants, and irregular soldiers, who fought for national and religious freedoms in the early 18th century.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kuruc rebels | 2 |
| Kuruc movement | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
insurgent military force
ⓘ
irregular troops ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
early 18th century
ⓘ
late 17th century ⓘ |
| associatedCulture |
Hungarian folk tradition
ⓘ
Kuruc songs ⓘ |
| associatedSymbol | red-white-green cockade ⓘ |
| cause |
defense of noble privileges
ⓘ
opposition to Counter-Reformation policies ⓘ resistance to Habsburg centralization ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disbandedAfter | Peace of Szatmár NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEthnicComposition |
Germans
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hungarians NERFINISHED ⓘ Romanians NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruthenians NERFINISHED ⓘ Serbs NERFINISHED ⓘ Slovaks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameEtymology | derived from Turkish word "kurudsch" or Latin "cruciatus" (disputed) ⓘ |
| hasReligiousComposition |
Calvinists
NERFINISHED
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Catholics ⓘ Greek Catholics NERFINISHED ⓘ Lutherans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSocialComposition |
irregular soldiers
ⓘ
nobility ⓘ peasants ⓘ |
| ideology |
Hungarian national independence
ⓘ
anti-Habsburg ⓘ defense of Protestant religious freedoms ⓘ |
| influenced | Hungarian national identity ⓘ |
| language | Hungarian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainOpponent | Habsburg Monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableConflict |
Rákóczi's War of Independence
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thököly's uprising ⓘ |
| notableLeader |
Francis II Rákóczi
NERFINISHED
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Imre Thököly NERFINISHED ⓘ Miklós Bercsényi NERFINISHED ⓘ Sándor Károlyi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalArea |
Tisza region
NERFINISHED
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Transdanubia NERFINISHED ⓘ Transylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Imperial Habsburg army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Loyalist Hungarian nobility ⓘ |
| partOf | Kuruc movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedTactics |
guerrilla warfare
ⓘ
hit-and-run attacks ⓘ light cavalry raids ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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Kuruc rebels
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Kuruc movement
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Kuruc rebels