Battle of Fredericia
The Battle of Fredericia was fought between soldiers of Schleswig-Holstein and Denmark on 6 July 1849 at Fredericia in Denmark. The battle was a part of the First Schleswig War, which was a conflict between Schleswig-Holstein, supported by several German states, and Denmark. The Danes won the battle.
| Battle of Fredericia | |||||||
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| Part of the First Schleswig War | |||||||
The Battle of Fredericia by Niels Simonsen | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Schleswig-Holstein | Denmark | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Gen. Eduard von Bonin |
Gen. De Meza Gen. Olaf Rye † Col. Niels Christian Lunding | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 16,000 | 24,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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203 killed 1,134 wounded 1,658 captured Total: 2,995 |
512 killed 1,344 wounded 36 captured Total: 1,892 | ||||||
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