Major encounters in this war included an early defeat for the Prussian forces at Mollwitz and Murice de Saxe's victory over a multinational coalition at Fontenoy, in part because William, Duke of Cumberland, had to return to England to deal with the Jacobite uprising.
A late operation during this conflict resulted in the capture of the supposedly impregnable and excellently named fortress of Berg-op-Zoom, after which the general who had captured it won a somewhat meaningless Pyrrhic victory at Lawfeld. During this conflict, two combatants concluded the Convention of Klein-Schnellendorf, thereby removing a major coalitional pillar from one side in this war. After Max Joseph succeeded Charles VII as Elector of Bavaria during this conflict, he promised to vote for Francis Stephen of Lorraine. The earlier occupation of Munich in this conflict resulted in the signing of the Treaty of Breslau, (*) whose terms were largely reaffirmed three years later at the Treaty of Dresden. Major encounters in this war included an early defeat for the Prussian forces at Mollwitz and Murice de Saxe's victory over a multinational coalition at Fontenoy, in part because William, Duke of Cumberland, had to return to England to deal with the Jacobite uprising. The treaty which finally ended this conflict resulted in France regaining the lost fortress of Louisbourg in exchange for returning conquered Dutch territory, as well as another ruler's loss of Silesia. For 10 points, identify this dynastic conflict sparked by the death of Charles VI and the ascension to the throne of Maria Theresa, ended by the 1748 Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle.
A late operation during this conflict resulted in the capture of the supposedly impregnable and excellently named fortress of Berg-op-Zoom, after which the general who had captured it won a somewhat meaningless Pyrrhic victory at Lawfeld.
War of the Austrian Succession