Dictionary of Battles / From the Earliest Date to the Present Time

by Thomas Benfield Harbottle

Donauwörth (War of the Spanish Succession).

Fought July 2, 1704, between the British and Imperialists under the Duke of Marlborough, and the French and Bavarians under Marshal Tallard. The Duke attacked the enemy's entrenched position at Schellenberg, in front of Donauwörth, and drove them out, forcing them to abandon the town. The victors lost 5,374 killed and wounded. The French losses are unknown, but were probably heavier.