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WAR OF THE AUSTRIAN SUCCESSION
1740 - 1748
Cause of the war
Charles VI died and not everybody wanted to accept his choice of
succession, which he wrote down for posterity in his
Pragmatic Sanction.
1740-1763
Principal Seats of War
Map of Central Europe 1740
1740 Central Europe
(Cambridge)
1740 Europe
1740 Europe
The first
and second Silesian War were part of the War of the Austrian
Succession.
Here is the map for the Silesian Wars
1740-1763 Map
for the Silesian Wars and the Seven Years' Wars
KING GEORGE'S WAR 1744-1748
The North American extension of
the War of the Austrian Succession is called King George's War, or the Third French and
Indian War.
Here is more about the
French and Indian Wars.
And here is a map of the Siege of
Louisbourg in 1745, which was the highlight of King George's War.
1745 Siege of Louisbourg
END OF THE WAR OF THE AUSTRIAN SUCCESSION
The
Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle was the concluding treaty for this
war.
OUTCOME of the war
Charles's daughter, Maria Theresa,
lost some territories.
Maria's husband,
formerly Francis Stephen of Lorraine, was made Holy Roman emperor
and was henceforward known as Francis I.
BATTLES OF THE WAR OF THE AUSTRIAN SUCCESSION
Battle of Mollwitz - April
10, 1741 - Part of the First Silesian War
Map of the Battle of Mollwitz - April 10, 1741
Battle of Dettingen,
Bavaria - June 27, 1743 - Victory of the English.
Battle of Fontenoy - May 11, 1745
- Victory of the French.
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