Evacuation of Fredericia
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The Evacuation of Fredericia was an event during the Second Schleswig War which began when Prussian and Austrian artillery shelled the fortress on March 20, 1864, with their artillery. When the Danish evacuated from the fortress which marked the end of Danish control of Jutland.
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Evacuation of Fredericia | |||||||
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Part of the Second Schleswig War | |||||||
Austrian soldiers inspecting the Fredericia fortress | |||||||
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Prussia Austria | Denmark | ||||||
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Friedrich Graf von Wrangel Ludwig von Gablenz | Christian Lunding |
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