Conflict: | Battle of Simbach |
Partof: | the War of Austrian Succession |
Date: | 9 May 1743 |
Place: | Simbach am Inn, (present-day Bavaria) |
Result: | Austrian victory |
Combatant1: | Palatinate Hesse-Kassel |
Commander2: | Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine |
Commander1: | Minucci |
Strength2: | 49 infantry battalions 9 cavalry regiments |
Strength1: | 8,000 |
Casualties2: | 100+ |
Casualties1: | 4,000 |
The Battle of Simbach on May 9, 1743, took place during the War of Austrian Succession near Simbach am Inn. It ended with a heavy defeat of the Bavarian troops against the Austrians.
Altogether the loss of dead and captured Bavarians, Palatines and Hessians amounted to about 4,000 men, the Austrians only lost a little over a hundred men. Simbach was completely destroyed except for one house, and the surrounding area was also devastated. Braunau had to be handed over on July 4. Soon after, the French-occupied towns of Dingolfing, Landau and Deggendorf were also taken by the Austrians.[1]