Battle of Bov
The Battle of Bov (German: Schlacht von Bau, Danish: Slaget ved Bov) was a battle between troops fighting for Schleswig-Holstein, and those for Denmark, which happened on the 9 April 1848 near the town of Flensborg in Denmark, during the First Schleswig War. The Danes won the engagement. It was the first battle of the First Schleswig War.
| Battle of Bov | |||||||
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| Part of the First Schleswig War | |||||||
Battle of Bov by Georg Bleibtreu | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Duchy of Schleswig | Denmark | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Prince of Noer Gen. Krohn | Hans Hedemann | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 7,000 Freikorps | 15,000 soldiers | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 1,096 killed, wounded or captured | 103 killed or wounded | ||||||
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