War of the Austrian Succession
December 16, 1740 – October 18, 1748
Result Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1748)
France, Prussia, Spain and Bavaria fought Austria, Britain, Hanover and the Dutch over the Habsburg succession of Maria Theresa, in Europe, North America and India.
France
Habsburg monarchy
Battles 23
Key events
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War of Jenkins' Ear October 22, 1739 – October 18, 1748 · Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle
- Battle of Porto Bello (1739) November 22, 1739 · British victory
- Battle of Cartagena de Indias March 13 – May 20, 1741 · Spanish victory
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First Silesian War December 16, 1740 – June 11, 1742 · Prussian victory
- Battle of Mollwitz April 10, 1741 · Prussian victory
- Battle of Chotusitz May 17, 1742 · Prussian victory
- Russo-Swedish War (1741–1743) 1741 – 1743 · Russian victory; Treaty of Åbo
- Battle of Dettingen June 27, 1743 · Allied victory
- King George's War 1744 – 1748 · Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle; status quo ante bellum
- Battle of Toulon (1744) February 21–22, 1744 · Inconclusive
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Second Silesian War August 7, 1744 – December 25, 1745 · Prussian victory
- Battle of Hohenfriedberg June 4, 1745 · Prussian victory
- Battle of Soor September 30, 1745 · Prussian victory
- Battle of Hennersdorf November 23, 1745 · Prussian victory
- Battle of Kesselsdorf December 15, 1745 · Prussian victory
- First Carnatic War 1746 – 1748 · Status quo ante bellum
- Battle of Piacenza June 16, 1746 · Austrian victory
- Battle of Rocoux October 11, 1746 · French victory
- Battle of Lauffeld July 2, 1747 · French victory
- Second Battle of Cape Finisterre October 25, 1747 · British victory
1739
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War of Jenkins' Ear October 22, 1739 – October 18, 1748 · Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle
- Battle of Porto Bello (1739) November 22, 1739 · British victory
- Battle of Cartagena de Indias March 13 – May 20, 1741 · Spanish victory
1740
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First Silesian War December 16, 1740 – June 11, 1742 · Prussian victory
- Battle of Mollwitz April 10, 1741 · Prussian victory
- Battle of Chotusitz May 17, 1742 · Prussian victory
1741
- Russo-Swedish War (1741–1743) 1741 – 1743 · Russian victory; Treaty of Åbo
1743
- Battle of Campo Santo February 8, 1743 · Inconclusive
- Battle of Dettingen June 27, 1743 · Allied victory
1744
- King George's War 1744 – 1748 · Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle; status quo ante bellum
- Battle of Toulon (1744) February 21–22, 1744 · Inconclusive
- Battle of Velletri June 16 – August 11, 1744 · Spanish-Neapolitan victory
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Second Silesian War August 7, 1744 – December 25, 1745 · Prussian victory
- Battle of Hohenfriedberg June 4, 1745 · Prussian victory
- Battle of Soor September 30, 1745 · Prussian victory
- Battle of Hennersdorf November 23, 1745 · Prussian victory
- Battle of Kesselsdorf December 15, 1745 · Prussian victory
- Battle of Madonna dell'Olmo September 30, 1744 · Franco-Spanish victory
1745
- Battle of Pfaffenhofen April 15, 1745 · Austrian victory
- Battle of Fontenoy May 11, 1745 · French victory
- Battle of Bassignano September 27, 1745 · Bourbon-Genoese victory
1746
- First Carnatic War 1746 – 1748 · Status quo ante bellum
- Siege of Brussels January 29 – February 22, 1746 · French victory
- Battle of Piacenza June 16, 1746 · Austrian victory
- Battle of Rocoux October 11, 1746 · French victory
1747
- First Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747) May 14, 1747 · British victory
- Siege of Bergen op Zoom (1747) July 1747 – September 1747 · French victory
- Battle of Lauffeld July 2, 1747 · French victory
- Battle of Assietta July 19, 1747 · Sardinian victory
- Second Battle of Cape Finisterre October 25, 1747 · British victory
1748
- Siege of Maastricht (1748) April 15 – May 7, 1748 · French victory
Before and after
- Ended by
- Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1748) October 18, 1748
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