The death of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles Vl in 1740 gave rise to a general power struggle involving most of the states of Europe. The Pragmatic Sanction [agreed1713] which allowed Maria Theresa to inherit was opposed by some states who wish to see parts of the Austrian Empire broken off. e.g Prussia wanted Silesia, France wanted the Austrian Netherlands, France and England pusued their colonial conflicts. The war contained twenty significant battles/sieges, five of them large scale.
The campaign ended in the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle 18 October 1748.

• Mohwitz 10 April 1741
• Dettingen 27 June 1743
• Velletri 11 August 1744
• Fontenoy 11 May 1745
• Piacenza 15 June 1746
• Rocoux 11 October 1746
• Laffeldt 02 July 1747
• Col de L'Assiette 19 July 1747