Skirmish of Århus
| Skirmish of Aarhus | |||||||
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| Part of the First Schleswig War | |||||||
Rytterkampen ved Aarhus by Jørgen Sonne | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Prussia | Denmark | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Constantine Alexander of Salm-Salm |
Olaf Rye Gotthold Møller | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 16,000 | 18,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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2 killed 23 wounded 25 captured |
2 killed 5 wounded 4 captured | ||||||
Skirmish of Århus or Rytterfægtningen on 31 May 1849 was a skirmish during the First Schleswig War between Denmark and Prussia under the German Confederation, a few kilometers north of the city of Aarhus, Denmark. The skirmish was a Danish victory that had the effect of stopping the Prussian advance through the peninsula of Jutland at the city of Aarhus.