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When Emperor Charles VI died in 1740, his daughter Maria Theresa inherited the Habsburg lands. Several powers disputed this inheritance, and Prussia seized Silesia. The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle in 1748 confirmed Maria Theresa but left Silesia to Prussia.
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1747
In 1747, Louis XV wanted to be done with King Charles Emmanuel III of Savoy. The Chevalier de Belle-Isle crossed the Alps and found, on 19 July, the Assietta plateau, more than 2,500 m up, which the Sardinians had fortified.
Photo: Maitland Furmeyer (Public domain)
1747
On 2 July 1747, during the War of the Austrian Succession, Maurice de Saxe took on the Duke of Cumberland and the Prince of Orange near Maastricht. A forced march by the marshal had foiled Cumberland's manoeuvre.
Photo: Pierre Lenfant (1704-1787) (Public domain)
1746
"All my artillery was fitted with flintlocks." This is how the officer de Rostaing explained the Achille's success.
Photo: Perrot P. (?) (Public domain)
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