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Conflict Europe

War of the Bavarian Succession

1778 CE – 1779 CE · 1 year

Called the 'Potato War' because the opposing armies spent more time foraging for potatoes than fighting. Frederick the Great blocked Austria's bid to annex Bavaria with minimal bloodshed.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • Prussia, Saxony
  • Austria (Joseph II)

Key moments

Defining events in the War of the Bavarian Succession.

  1. 1779 Skirmish at Habelschwert
  2. 1779 Treaty of Teschen

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