Battle of Vilshofen

Battle of Vilshofen
Part of the War of the Austrian Succession
Date 28 March 1745 Location Vilshofen an der Donau, present day Lower Bavaria Result Austrian victory
Belligerents
Austria	France Bavaria with Hessian support
Commanders and leaders
Maximilian Ulysses Browne  (WIA)	Unknown
Strength
Unknown	4,000–6,000
Casualties and losses
Unknown, likely low	3,000 butchered, up to 6,000 killed or wounded

The Battle of Vilshofen was fought on 28 March 1745 between France and Austria. The Austrians won the battle, before plundering Vilshofen.

Before the battle, a sizeable number of Bavarians and Hessians, likely numbering around 4,000–6,000 men, curbed Austrian advances for five days. ^[1] On 28 March 1745, Austrian general Maximilian Ulysses Browne led troops into Vilshofen. ^[2] As the mostly Croatian troops entered the city, they began to plunder and loot the city, burning it to the ground. ^[2] 3,000 of the Hessian defenders were butchered. ^[2] Browne was wounded by his own men while trying to stop the frenzy. ^{[1] [2] [3]} Following the battle, Browne recovered from his wounds in Passau. ^[3] Up to 6,000 of the Hessians may have died in the Battle of Vilshofen. ^[2]

References

1. Rohan d'Olier Butler (1980). Choiseul - Volume 2. Clarendon Press. p. 577. ISBN   978-0-19-822509-6 . Retrieved 3 April 2023.
2. Thomas Carlyle (1880). "History of Friedrich the Second, Called Frederick the Great". Google Books. Harper. p. 76. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
3. George B. Clark (2010). Irish Soldiers in Europe, 17th-19th Century. Mercier Press. p. 206. ISBN   9781856356626 . Retrieved 3 April 2023.