Battle of Schärding
Appearance
Battle of Schärding | |||||||
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Part of the War of Austrian Succession | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Bavaria | Habsburg Monarchy | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Maximilian Gaëtan, Count of Toerring Seefeld |
Ludwig Andreas von Khevenhüller Johann Leopold Bärenklau | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
7,000 | 4,000[1] |
The Battle of Schärding on 17 January 1742 took place during the War of the Austrian Succession near present German border. It ended with a victory for Khevenhüller's Austrian forces.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ The War of the Austrian Succession by Reed Browning, page 91
- ^ Haider, Siegfried. "Das Zeitalter der Erbfolgekriege in Oberösterreich". Das Zeitalter der Erbfolgekriege in Oberösterreich. Siegfried Haider.