Battle of Bornhöved (1813)
The Battle of Bornhöved or Bornhöft took place on 7 December 1813 between a Swedish cavalry regiment under Bror Cederström and Prince Frederik of Hesse's Danish troops reinforced by smaller numbers of Polish cavalry and German infantry. The clash occurred at the small village of Bornhöft in what is now Schleswig-Holstein in north Germany. The engagement occurred during the War of the Sixth Coalition, part of the Napoleonic Wars, and was the last time Swedish and Danish forces met on the battlefield.
| Battle of Bornhöved | |||||||
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| Part of the German campaign of the Sixth Coalition | |||||||
Battle of Bornhöved by Per Krafft the younger | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Denmark–Norway | Sweden | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Frederik of Hesse |
Anders Skjöldebrand Bror Cederström | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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1,000 cavalry 2,000–3,000 infantry | 900 cavalry | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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120–300 killed, wounded and captured 3 guns |
21 killed 55 wounded 128 horses | ||||||
Location within Europe | |||||||
German campaign
Napoleon: 3-4-9-16-17
Napoleon: 3-4-9-16-17
200km
125miles
125miles
Hamburg
19
Sehested
18
Hanau
17
Leipzig
16
Wartenburg
15
14
13
12
11
10
9
Katzbach
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
Danzig
1
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