Potato War

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The Potato War, formally known as the War of the Bavarian Succession, was an 18th-century conflict between Prussia and Austria over the inheritance of the Bavarian throne that involved little actual fighting and was marked more by supply raids than major battles.

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Kartoffelkrieg 2
Potato War canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 18th-century conflict
European war
Prussia–Austria conflict
war
endedBy Treaty of Teschen
endTime 1779
followedBy Napoleonic Wars contextually in Central Europe
hasAlternativeName Kartoffelkrieg
linked to: Potato War

War of the Bavarian Succession
hasBelligerent Dutch Republic
Electorate of Bavaria
Electorate of Hanover
Electorate of Saxony
Electorate of the Palatinate
France
Habsburg Monarchy
Kingdom of Prussia
linked to: Prussia

Russian Empire
hasCasualtiesLevel relatively low compared to contemporary wars
hasCause Austrian attempt to acquire large parts of Bavaria
Prussian opposition to Habsburg expansion in Germany
death of Elector Maximilian III Joseph of Bavaria without direct heirs
dispute over the Bavarian succession
hasCharacteristic dominated by maneuver and supply raids
few major battles
little actual fighting
logistical warfare
hasCommander Emperor Joseph II
Field Marshal Wenzel Anton von Kaunitz as chief Austrian strategist
Frederick II of Prussia
Prince Henry of Prussia
hasFormalName War of the Bavarian Succession
hasLegalEffect guaranteed by Russia and France
hasMainCombatant Austria
Prussia
hasNicknameOrigin named for soldiers raiding for food, especially potatoes
hasOutcome cession of the Innviertel to Austria
limited territorial changes
recognition of Charles Theodore as Elector of Bavaria
hasPeaceTreaty Treaty of Teschen
hasResult Treaty of Teschen
status quo ante bellum
hasTheater Central Europe
isPartOf Austro–Prussian rivalry
linked to: Austro-Prussian War

history of the Holy Roman Empire
precededBy Seven Years' War
startTime 1778
tookPlaceIn Bavaria
Bohemia
Holy Roman Empire
Saxony
Silesia

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War of the Bavarian Succession alsoKnownAs Kartoffelkrieg
linked to: Potato War
Potato War hasAlternativeName Kartoffelkrieg
linked to: Potato War