János Bottyán

János Bottyán

János Bottyán (1643, Esztergom, HungarySeptember 27, 1709), also known as Blind Bottyán, Vak Bottyán János was a Hungarian kuruc general.

Bottyán was born into a poor peasant family, but lately he became one of the generals of the Kuruc army. His nickname was "Blind Bottyán" because in the Turkish - Hungarian wars He lost one of his eye.He fought against the Ottomans under the Habsburgs in the liberation of Buda. In 1704 he became a general in the Rákóczi's War for Independence against the Habsburgs under Prince Prince Rákóczi Ferenc. He is referred to as "blind" because he lost an eye while fighting the Ottomans.


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