Battle of Schärding

Battle of Schärding
	Part of the War of Austrian Succession
Date	17 January 1742
Location	Schärding, (present-day Austria)48°27′25″N 13°25′54″E / 48.45694°N 13.43167°E
Result	Austrian victory
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

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.

[1] The War of the Austrian Succession by Reed Browning, page 91

[2] Haider, Siegfried. "Das Zeitalter der Erbfolgekriege in Oberösterreich". Das Zeitalter der Erbfolgekriege in Oberösterreich. Siegfried Haider.

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