Battle of Schärding
| Battle of Schärding | |||||||
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| Part of the War of Austrian Succession | |||||||
18th-century engraving of the battle | |||||||
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| 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 | ||||||
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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.