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Austrian defensive victory overall: Pragmatic Sanction recognized, Maria Theresia keeps the Austrian throne and a potential Austrian partition is avoided Austrian defeat in Silesian Wars against Prussia: Habsburg territorial losses Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1748) Battle of St. Pölten (1741) Battle of Schärding (1742) Capitulation of Linz (1742)
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.
The Austrian army won every land battle in this war – the Battle for Königshügel, Battle of Sankelmark, Battle of Vejle and the taking of Danevirke and Frederica Fortress. Austria & Prussia confronted each other for a last time to which power should have leadership and unite Germany in the Austro-Prussian War.
Between 1918 and 1921, the military forces were known as Volkswehr (people's defense). From 1921 to the present (except World War II, (1938–1945)), the name of the military of Austria is Bundesheer ("Federal Army"). The branches are Land Forces (KdoLdSK) and Air Forces (KdoLuSK). In 1955, Austria declared its neutrality and made neutrality a ...
The First (1740–1742) and Second (1744–1745) Silesian Wars formed parts of the wider War of the Austrian Succession, in which Prussia was a member of a coalition seeking territorial gain at Austria's expense. The Third Silesian War (1756–1763) was a theatre of the global Seven Years' War, in which Austria in turn led a coalition of powers ...
The Battle of Vienna[a] took place at Kahlenberg Mountain near Vienna on 12 September 1683 [2] after the city had been besieged by the Ottoman Empire for two months. The battle was fought by the Holy Roman Empire (led by the Habsburg monarchy) and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, both under the command of King John III Sobieski, against ...
The Napoleonic Wars dominated Austrian foreign policy from 1804 to 1815. The Austrian army was one of the most formidable forces the French had to face. After Prussia signed a peace treaty with France on 5 April 1795, Austria was forced to carry the main burden of war with Napoleonic France for almost ten years. This severely overburdened the ...
Francis took the title Emperor of Austria. Ulm Campaign: A French - Bavarian force crossed the Rhine into Germany. Battle of Wertingen: A French army surprised and defeated a much smaller Austrian force at Wertingen. Battle of Günzburg: A French force captured a Danube river crossing at Günzburg.