Battle of Mysunde

When

2 Feb 1864

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

54.52° N, 9.72° E

Description

1864 battle

Battle of the Second Schleswig War

The Battle of Mysunde on 2 February 1864 was the first battle between the Prusso-Austrian allied army and the Danish army in the Second Schleswig War. The Prussian vanguard force of 10,000 men attempted to break through and outflank the Danish defenses at the Danevirke, but were repulsed by the fortification garrison and two battalions of the Danish army.

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• Second Schleswig-Holstein1 Feb 1864 · Interstate war · Deaths 4,481