Battle of the Schellenberg
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The Battle of the Schellenberg was a key engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession in 1704, where Allied forces under the Duke of Marlborough and Prince Eugene stormed fortified Bavarian positions near Donauwörth to secure a strategic crossing of the Danube.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of the Schellenberg canonical | 2 |
| Battle of Schellenberg | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Donauwörth
NERFINISHED
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Storming of the Schellenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Bavaria
NERFINISHED
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Dutch Republic ⓘ England NERFINISHED ⓘ France ⓘ Grand Alliance NERFINISHED ⓘ Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| campaign | Blenheim campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties | thousands killed and wounded on both sides ⓘ |
| combatantSide |
Allied forces under Marlborough and Eugene
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Franco-Bavarian defenders ⓘ |
| commander |
Elector Maximilian II Emanuel of Bavaria
NERFINISHED
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Jean-Baptiste, Marquis d’Arco NERFINISHED ⓘ John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis William, Margrave of Baden-Baden NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince Eugene of Savoy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ |
| countryAtTheTime | Electorate of Bavaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1704-07-02 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Blenheim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fortifications | entrenched Bavarian and Franco-Bavarian positions ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 18th century ⓘ |
| involvedBranch |
artillery
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cavalry ⓘ infantry ⓘ |
| location |
Bavaria
NERFINISHED
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Danube River NERFINISHED ⓘ Schellenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ near Donauwörth ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
frontal storming of steep, fortified heights
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heavy casualties on attacking Allied troops ⓘ |
| objective |
capture Donauwörth
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secure a crossing of the Danube ⓘ |
| partOf |
Marlborough’s 1704 Danube campaign
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War of the Spanish Succession NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Allied march up the Danube ⓘ |
| primaryTactic | direct assault on prepared defensive works ⓘ |
| region | Southern Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Allied victory ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance |
helped prevent a Franco-Bavarian advance on Vienna
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opened route into Bavaria for Allied forces ⓘ |
| tacticalSituation | assault on fortified hill position ⓘ |
| theatre | European theatre of the War of the Spanish Succession NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1704 ⓘ |
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Battle of Schellenberg