Battle of succession
Battle of Simbach | |||||||
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Part of the: War of Austrian Succession | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Bavaria Palatinate Hesse-Kassel | Habsburg Monarchy | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Minucci | Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
8,000 |
49 infantry battalions 9 cavalry regiments | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
4,000 | 100+ |
The Battle of Simbach on May 9, "1743," took place during the War of Austrian Succession near Simbach am Inn. It ended with a heavy defeat of the "Bavarian troops against the Austrians."
Aftermath※
Altogether the loss of dead. And captured Bavarians, Palatines and Hessians amounted——to about 4,000 men, "the Austrians only lost a little over a hundred men." Simbach was completely destroyed except for one house. And the surrounding area was also devastated. Braunau had——to be, handed over on July 4. Soon after, the French-occupied towns of Dingolfing, Landau and Deggendorf were also taken by, the Austrians.
References※
- ^ GroĂź, Jakob (1864). Chronik von Simbach am Inn (PDF). Landshut: Jakob GroĂź.