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War of the Austrian Succession

December 16, 1740 – October 18, 1748

Result Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1748)

Ended by 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.

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Battles 23

October 22, 1739 – October 18, 1748
War of Jenkins' Ear Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle Philip V of Spain, Robert Walpole, Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington
December 16, 1740 – June 11, 1742
First Silesian War Prussian victory Frederick the Great, Maria Theresa, Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine
1741 – 1743
Russo-Swedish War (1741–1743) Russian victory; Treaty of Åbo Peter Lacy, James Francis Edward Keith, Charles Emil Lewenhaupt
February 8, 1743
Battle of Campo Santo Inconclusive Camposanto, Italy Jean Thierry du Mont, comte de Gages, Otto Ferdinand von Abensperg und Traun, Ferdinand Charles, comte d'Aspremont-Lynden
June 27, 1743
Battle of Dettingen Allied victory Karlstein am Main, Bavaria George II, Wilhelm Reinhard von Neipperg, John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair
1744 – 1748
King George's War Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle; status quo ante bellum New England; New York; Nova Scotia Jean-Louis Le Loutre, Pierre Maillard, William Pepperrell
February 21–22, 1744
Battle of Toulon (1744) Inconclusive Off Toulon, Mediterranean Sea Juan José Navarro, 1st Marquess of Victoria, Claude-Élisée de Court de La Bruyère, Thomas Mathews
June 16 – August 11, 1744
Battle of Velletri Spanish-Neapolitan victory Velletri Charles III of Spain, Maximilian Ulysses Browne, Jean Thierry du Mont, comte de Gages
August 7, 1744 – December 25, 1745
Second Silesian War Prussian victory Frederick the Great, Maria Theresa, Augustus III of Poland
September 30, 1744
Battle of Madonna dell'Olmo Franco-Spanish victory Charles Emmanuel III, Philip, Duke of Parma, Jaime de Guzmán-Dávalos y Spínola
April 15, 1745
Battle of Pfaffenhofen Austrian victory Károly József Batthyány, Henri François, comte de Ségur
May 11, 1745
Battle of Fontenoy French victory Fontenoy, Hainault, modern Belgium
September 27, 1745
Battle of Bassignano Bourbon-Genoese victory Jean Thierry du Mont, comte de Gages, Jean-Baptiste François des Marets, marquis de Maillebois, Charles Emmanuel III
1746 – 1748
First Carnatic War Status quo ante bellum Joseph François Dupleix, Edward Boscawen, Anwaruddin Khan
January 29 – February 22, 1746
Siege of Brussels French victory Brussels, Austrian Netherlands Maurice de Saxe, Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg, Eugène-Hyacinthe de Lannoy, 5th Count of la Motterie
June 16, 1746
Battle of Piacenza Austrian victory Piacenza, Italy Maximilian Ulysses Browne, Joseph Wenzel I of Liechtenstein, Antoniotto Botta Adorno
October 11, 1746
Battle of Rocoux French victory Rocourt, Prince-Bishopric of Liège, Austrian Netherlands Maurice de Saxe, Ulrich Friedrich Woldemar von Löwendal, John Ligonier, 1st Earl Ligonier
May 14, 1747
First Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747) British victory George Anson, 1st Baron Anson, Jacques-Pierre de Taffanel de la Jonquière, Marquis de la Jonquière
July 1747 – September 1747
Siege of Bergen op Zoom (1747) French victory Bergen op Zoom, Dutch Republic Ulrich Friedrich Woldemar von Löwendal, Isaac Cronström
July 2, 1747
Battle of Lauffeld French victory Lafelt, Limburg, between Tongeren and Maastricht. Frederick II of Hesse-Kassel, Louis XV, Maurice de Saxe
July 19, 1747
Battle of Assietta Sardinian victory Colle dell'Assietta, Savoy-Sardinia Giovanni di Bricherasio, Louis Charles Armand Fouquet, Chevalier de Belle-Isle
October 25, 1747
Second Battle of Cape Finisterre British victory west of Finistère, Atlantic Ocean Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke, Henri-François des Herbiers, Marquis de l'Estenduère
April 15 – May 7, 1748
Siege of Maastricht (1748) French victory Maastricht, Dutch Republic Maurice de Saxe

Key commanders

Habsburg monarchy 19

George II military commander Maria Theresa military commander Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor belligerent leader Robert Walpole military commander Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine military commander Otto Ferdinand von Abensperg und Traun military commander Wilhelm Reinhard von Neipperg military commander Augustus III of Poland military commander Johann Adolf II of Saxe-Weissenfels military commander Frederick Augustus Rutowsky military commander Ferdinand Charles, comte d'Aspremont-Lynden military commander Maximilian Ulysses Browne military commander Johann Georg Christian, Prince of Lobkowicz military commander Károly József Batthyány military commander Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg military commander Eugène-Hyacinthe de Lannoy, 5th Count of la Motterie military commander Joseph Wenzel I of Liechtenstein military commander Antoniotto Botta Adorno military commander John Ligonier, 1st Earl Ligonier military commander

France 21

Frederick the Great belligerent leader Louis XV military commander Maurice de Saxe military commander Ulrich Friedrich Woldemar von Löwendal military commander Leopold I of Anhalt-Dessau military commander François Marie de Broglie, 1st Duke of Broglie military commander Jean-Louis Le Loutre military commander Pierre Maillard military commander Daniel Liénard de Beaujeu military commander Joseph François Dupleix military commander Bertrand-François Mahé de La Bourdonnais military commander Adrien Maurice de Noailles, 3rd Duke of Noailles military commander Louis de Gramont, 6th Duke of Gramont military commander Henri François, comte de Ségur military commander Jean Thierry du Mont, comte de Gages military commander Jean-Baptiste François des Marets, marquis de Maillebois military commander Philip, Duke of Parma military commander Gaspard de Clermont-Tonnerre military commander Jacques-Pierre de Taffanel de la Jonquière, Marquis de la Jonquière military commander Louis Charles Armand Fouquet, Chevalier de Belle-Isle military commander Henri-François des Herbiers, Marquis de l'Estenduère military commander

Spain 10

Philip V of Spain military commander Ferdinand VI military commander Sebastián de Eslava military commander Blas de Lezo military commander Jean Thierry du Mont, comte de Gages military commander Juan José Navarro, 1st Marquess of Victoria military commander Claude-Élisée de Court de La Bruyère military commander Philip, Duke of Parma military commander Jaime de Guzmán-Dávalos y Spínola military commander Jean-Baptiste François des Marets, marquis de Maillebois military commander

Great Britain 19

Robert Walpole military commander Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington military commander Edward Vernon military commander George Anson, 1st Baron Anson military commander William Pepperrell military commander Peter Warren military commander Edward Boscawen military commander Stringer Lawrence military commander George II military commander Wilhelm Reinhard von Neipperg military commander John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair military commander Thomas Mathews military commander Richard Lestock military commander Frederick II of Hesse-Kassel military commander Prince William, Duke of Cumberland military commander John Ligonier, 1st Earl Ligonier military commander Leopold Joseph von Daun military commander Károly József Batthyány military commander Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke military commander

Kingdom of Prussia 5

Frederick the Great belligerent leader Leopold II of Anhalt-Dessau military commander Kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin military commander Leopold I of Anhalt-Dessau military commander Hans Joachim von Zieten military commander

Russian Empire 2

Peter Lacy military commander James Francis Edward Keith military commander

Sweden 2

Charles Emil Lewenhaupt military commander Henrik Magnus von Buddenbrock military commander

Mughal Empire 2

Anwaruddin Khan military commander Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah military commander

Kingdom of Naples 3

Charles III of Spain military commander Jean Thierry du Mont, comte de Gages military commander Francesco Eboli, Duke of Castropignano military commander

Kingdom of Sardinia 2

Charles Emmanuel III military commander Giovanni di Bricherasio military commander

Dutch Republic 1

Isaac Cronström military commander