 In the early 18th century, the town was the site of two battles.The first Battle of Höchstädt () on 20 September 1703 cost over 5,000 lives.A year later in 1704, the Battle of Blenheim (or "Second Battle of Höchstädt" also ) between the Austrian and British forces (led by John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough and Prince Eugene of Savoy) on the one side, and Bavarian and French troops (commanded by Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria, and the Comte de Tallard) on the other side.