Major conflict1740 – 1748 · 8 years
War of the Austrian Succession
Austria · Silesia · Europe · America
Estimated casualties
400K – 800Kestimated dead
HEADLINE500K — the single figure used on the map
1740-1748. Includes Silesian Wars. Military + civilian casualties across Europe.
SOURCEWikipedia: War of the Austrian Succession
A complex conflict involving European powers and their colonial domains, sparked by Frederick II's invasion of Silesia. The war resulted in Prussian gains and reshaped European power dynamics.
Belligerents6
- Austria
- United Kingdom
- France
- Prussia
- Spain
- Russia
ON THE MAPBritish Empire (1750)Kingdom of FranceKingdom of Prussia (1715)Spanish Empire (Americas)Russia (Tsardom, later Empire)
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SUB-CONFLICTS · 37
- Battle of St Augustine1740
- Battle of Cartagena, Colombia1741
- Battle of Santiago de Cuba1741
- Battle of Bloody Swamp1742
- Battle of Chotusitz1742
- Battle of Prague1742
- Battle of Sahay1742
- Battle of Braunau1743
- Battle of Camposanto1743
- Battle of Dettingen1743
- Battle of La Guaira1743
- Battle of Puerto Cabello1743
+ 25 more in the atlas.
Sources
- Wikipedia — text reused under CC BY-SA 4.0
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Cite as: War of the Austrian Succession (1740 – 1748). War Atlas. https://waratlas.org/c/war-austrian-succession · Sources & methodology