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The War of the Austrian Succession [f] was a European conflict fought between 1740 and 1748, primarily in Central Europe, the Austrian Netherlands, Italy, the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. Related conflicts include King George's War in North America, the War of Jenkins' Ear, the First Carnatic War, and the First and Second Silesian Wars.
This category contains historical battles fought as part of the War of the Austrian Succession (1740–1748). Please see the category guidelines for more information. Subcategories
Russo-Austrian-Turkish War (1735–1739) Russian Empire Ottoman Empire: Defeat Treaty of Belgrade; 16 December 1740 18 October 1748 War of the Austrian Succession. includes the First Silesian War and the Second Silesian War. Great Britain Hanover Dutch Republic Saxony (1743–45) Kingdom of Sardinia (1742–48) Russia (1741–43) (1748)
The 1748 Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle, sometimes called the Treaty of Aachen, ended the War of the Austrian Succession, following a congress assembled on 24 April 1748 at the Free Imperial City of Aachen. The two main antagonists in the war, Britain and France, opened peace talks in the Dutch city of Breda in 1746.
The War of the Austrian Succession from 1740 to 1748, caused by the death of Emperor Charles VI in 1740. The siege of Trichinopoly, a conflict between the Nizam of Hyderabad and the Maratha Empire over the Carnatic region. George Anson burns Paita, a settlement in Peru in 1742 whilst on a voyage around the world.
The immediate cause of the War of the Austrian Succession was the death in 1740 of Emperor Charles VI, last in the direct line of male Habsburgs, leaving his eldest daughter, Maria Theresa, as heir to the Habsburg monarchy. [d] Prior to 1713, the Monarchy was subject to Salic law, whereby women were barred
War of Jenkins' Ear (1739–1748), a pre-existing Anglo-Spanish conflict in the Americas subsumed into the War of the Austrian Succession; King George's War (1746–1748), North American theatre of the War of the Austrian Succession; Hawaiian war of succession (1782), after the death of king Kalaniʻōpuʻu of Hawaii
This category contains historical naval battles fought as part of the War of the Austrian Succession (1740–1748). Please see the category guidelines for more information. Subcategories