Battle of Schärding explained

Conflict:Battle of Schärding
Partof:the War of Austrian Succession
Date:17 January 1742
Place:Schärding, (present-day Austria)
Result:Austrian victory
Commander2: Ludwig Andreas von Khevenhüller
Johann Leopold Bärenklau
Strength2:4,000[1]
Strength1:7,000

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]

Notes and References

  1. The War of the Austrian Succession by Reed Browning, page 91
  2. Web site: Haider . Siegfried . Das Zeitalter der Erbfolgekriege in Oberösterreich . Das Zeitalter der Erbfolgekriege in Oberösterreich . Siegfried Haider.