Samiksha Jaiswal (Editor)

Battle of Schleswig

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Colonol Frederik Læssøe
  
Friedrich von Wrangel

Result
  
Prussian victory

Date
  
23 April 1848

Battle of Schleswig httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu

Dead 170Wounded 463Unwounded captured 258
  
Dead 41Wounded 366Unwounded captured 54

Similar
  
Battle of Bov, First Schleswig War, Battle of Isted, Battle of Fredericia, Battle of Mysunde

The battle of schleswig 1848


The Battle of Schleswig occurred near Dannevirke on Easter morning, April 23, 1848 as the second battle of the First Schleswig War of 1848–1850.

Contents

Prussia had just entered the war and had sent almost 12,000 troops to Schleswig-Holstein. Counting reserves, General Wrangel commanded in total more than 18,000 men – almost three times the size of the Danish forces. The German Reich troops did not participate in the battle, but their presence forced the Danes to fight defensively against the Prussians.

On a cold and wet Spring morning the Germans attacked, but were held back by Colonel Frederik Læssøe who admirably defended himself, and losses were limited. There was still a horrific number of casualties.

The battle lead to an acute bout of discouragement in Denmark – a sharp reversal from the optimism of the March entry of Denmark into war. The army withdrew to Funen leaving Jutland open to Wrangel's troops.

The battle inspired writer Carl Ploug to write a song about the battle, "Paaskeklokken kimed mildt..." (full text)

Battle of schleswig


References

Battle of Schleswig Wikipedia


Similar Topics