Battle of Dybbøl
| Battle of Dybbøl | |||||||
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| Part of the Second Schleswig War | |||||||
Battle of Dybbøl by Jørgen Valentin Sonne | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Prussia | Denmark | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Prince Friedrich Karl | Gen. Georg Gerlach | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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11,000 (first wave) 26,000 (in reserve) 126 guns |
5,000 (at the defences) 6,000 (in reserve) 66 guns 11 mortars 1 ironclad warship | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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263 killed 909 wounded 29 missing Total: 1,201 |
671 killed 987 wounded 3,534 captured Total: 5,192 | ||||||
The Battle of Dybbøl (Danish: Slaget ved Dybbøl; German: Erstürmung der Düppeler Schanzen) was the key battle of the Second Schleswig War, fought between Denmark and Prussia. The battle was fought on the morning of 18 April 1864, following a siege that began on 2 April. Denmark suffered a severe defeat which – with the Prussian capture of the island of Als – ultimately decided the outcome of the war, forcing Danish cession of the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein.