Skirmish of Århus
1849 battle of the First Schleswig War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Skirmish of Århus or Rytterfægtningen on 31 May 1849 was a skirmish during the First Schleswig War between Denmark and Prussia under the German Confederation, a few kilometers north of the city of Aarhus, Denmark. The skirmish was a Danish victory that had the effect of stopping the Prussian advance through the peninsula of Jutland at the city of Aarhus.[2][3]
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Skirmish of Aarhus | |||||||
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Part of the First Schleswig War | |||||||
Rytterkampen ved Aarhus by Jørgen Sonne | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Prussia | Denmark | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Constantine Alexander of Salm-Salm |
Olaf Rye Gotthold Møller | ||||||
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16,000 | 18,000 | ||||||
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2 killed 23 wounded 25 captured[1] |
2 killed 5 wounded 4 captured[1] |
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