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Battle of Schellenberg

Battle of Schellenberg was a battle fought on 2 July 1704 at Donauwörth, in what is now Germany. It was part of the War of the Spanish Succession, which ran from 1701 to 1714. The recorded result: Grand Alliance victory.

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The Storming of the Schellenberg at Donauwörth (1704), Marlborough on the right. Tapestry (detail)
The Storming of the Schellenberg at Donauwörth (1704), Marlborough on the right. Tapestry (detail). De Vos after De Hondt, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Record

Date2 July 1704
PlaceDonauwörth, Germany
48.700N, 10.800E
Part ofWar of the Spanish Succession (1701 to 1714)
KindBattle, early modern
ResultGrand Alliance victory
BelligerentsGrand Alliance:Kingdom of England; Kingdom of Scotland; Dutch Republic; Holy Roman Empire; Kingdom of Prussia
Battle of SchellenbergBattle of SchellenbergBattle of DonauwörthBattle of RainBattle of BlenheimBattle of WertingenFirst Battle of HöchstädtBattle of WertingenFirst Battle of HöchstädtMunichStuttgartNürnbergMannheimSalzburgUlmWürzburgRegensburg100 km48.700N, 10.800E
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Battle of Schellenberg is one of 1,496 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 395 in present-day Germany.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q696945, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Schellenberg, revision 1370588813, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.