The War of the Bavarian Succession, which occurs between 1778 and 1779 and involves Austria, Saxony, Bavaria and Prussia, is known as the Potato War (Kartoffelkrieg) because of the extended time the Prussian and Austrian troops spend in maneuvers in Bohemia to obtain or deny food-supplies to the enemy.

Fought largely to maintain the balance of power in Central Europe, it is in this way similar to the War of the Austrian Succession and the Seven Years War which preceded it.