Battle of Schärding

Battle of Schärding
Part of the War of Austrian Succession
18th-century engraving of the battle
Date 17 January 1742 Location Schärding, (present-day Austria) 48°27′25″N 13°25′54″E Result Austrian victory
Belligerents
Habsburg Monarchy	Bavaria
Commanders and leaders
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. 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.

Forces

Johann Leopold Bärnklau commanded a force numbering 3,953 men. The infantry regiments were Livingstein (1,225 men), Wurmbrand (569), and Gyulai (949). The Pandur (Croat) battalions included the Warasdiner (785) and Carlstädter (332). There were also 80 sharpshooters and 13 artillerymen.

References

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• Browning, Reed (1995). The War of the Austrian Succession. New York, N.Y.: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0-312-12561-5.
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