Battle of Sehested
1813 battle during the War of the Sixth Coalition / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of Sehested was fought between Danish and Russian-Prussian-British troops at Sehested (in Holstein) on 10 December 1813 during the War of the Sixth Coalition. The Danish Auxiliary Corps, which fought on the side of the French defeated the coalition forces commanded by Major General Ludwig von Wallmoden-Gimborn.[6]
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Battle of Sehested | |||||||
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Part of the German campaign of the Sixth Coalition | |||||||
Slaget ved Sehested, by Jørgen V. Sonne | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Denmark–Norway |
Russian Empire Prussia United Kingdom Hanover Mecklenburg-Schwerin | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Prince Frederik of Hesse Charles Lallemand | Ludwig von Wallmoden-Gimborn | ||||||
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9,000[3]–11,000 men[4][1] |
10,000[4]–10,500 men[3] Bodart: 4,000[1] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
50–69 killed[5] 273–319 wounded[5] 146 missing[4] Total: 500[1] |
522 killed or wounded 600 captured[4] Total: 1,100[1] | ||||||
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The battle, however, would not ultimately change the course of the war, which ended in 1814 with Denmark’s defeat.