Battle of Dybbøl (1848)
| Battle of Dybbøl (1848) | |||||||
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| Part of First Schleswig War | |||||||
Battle of Dybbøl 5 june, 1848 by Niels Simonsen | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Prussia | Denmark | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Friedrich von Wrangel Eduard von Bonin Hugh Halkett |
Hans Hedemann Friderich Adolph Schleppegrell | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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20,000 11,500 reserves | 14,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 337 killed & wounded | 230 killed & wounded | ||||||
The First Battle of Dybbøl was the first of three battles of the First War of Schleswig to be fought at the town of Dybbøl between the Danish army and forces of Prussia and the other German states.