Battle of Schärding
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Date17 January 1742
Location
Schärding, (present-day Austria)
48°27′25″N 13°25′54″E / 48.45694°N 13.43167°EResult
Austrian victory
| Battle of Schärding | |||||||
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| Part of the War of Austrian Succession | |||||||
_(titel_op_object),_RP-P-1935-1411.jpg) 18th-century engraving of the battle | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Habsburg Monarchy |
 Bavaria | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Ludwig Khevenhüller Johann Bärnklau |
Maximilian Gaëtan, Count of Toerring Seefeld | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 4,000 | 7,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 100 | 650, 5 guns, 10 colors | ||||||
The Battle of Schärding (17 January 1742) took place during the War of the Austrian Succession near present German-Austrian border. Johann Leopold Bärnklau with 4,000 Austrians defeated Count Toerring and 7,000 Bavarians. The Austrians lost 100 casualties while inflicting 650 casualties on their adversaries and capturing 5 cannons and 10 colors.[1] This was part of an Austrian invasion of Bavarian territory under the overall command of Ludwig Andreas von Khevenhüller. Subsequently, most of the Electorate of Bavaria was overrun.[2]