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- The Battle of Dybbøl (Danish: Slaget ved Dybbøl; German: Erstürmung der Düppeler Schanzen) was the key battle of the Second Schleswig War, fought between Denmark and Prussia. The battle was fought on the morning of 18 April 1864, following a siege that began on 2 April.
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In the Battle for Königshügel (Danish Kongshøj, translated 'King's Hill') near Selk on 3 February 1864, Austrian forces commanded by General Gondrecourt pushed the Danes back to the Dannevirke. The Danish 6th Brigade had an important part. The battle was fought in a snowstorm at −10 °C (14 °F).
Jun 11, 2024 · German-Danish War, (1864), the second of two conflicts over the settlement of the Schleswig-Holstein question, a complex of problems arising from the relationship of the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein to Denmark, to each other, and to the German Confederation. Involved in it were a disputed.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The battle was fought on the morning of 18 April 1864, following a siege that began on 2 April. Denmark suffered a severe defeat which – with the Prussian capture of the island of Als – ultimately decided the outcome of the war, forcing Danish cession of the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein.
- 7 April-18 April 1864
- Prussian victory
- Dybbøl, Denmark
Jun 11, 2024 · German-Danish War - Schleswig-Holstein, Final Settlement, 1864: Prussia and Austria declared war on Denmark in 1864. The Peace of Prague (1866) ceded the duchies to Prussia, and the issue was narrowed to North Schleswig.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
In 1862-63, Danish engineer troops built the 10 redoubts of the Dybböl stronghold, a position in a half-arc from the waters of Vemmingbund to the Als Sund. Due to savings, the redoubts were built with wooden blockhouses as a shelter for the crew instead of concrete.
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Why did we have the war and what happened? We give you a short introduction to the war of 1864. The story of 1864 is about an armed conflict between great European powers and a smaller state.
A brave counter-attack from the 8th Brigade, which was in reserve at Alssund, saved the Danish army from being annihilated and made it possible to save most of the army down to the bridgeheads at the far end of the Sundeved Peninsula.
