1864 in Denmark
Events from the year 1864 in Denmark.
Incumbents
Events
- April 17 and 18 – Denmark suffers a severe defeat to the German Confederation in the Battle of Dybbøl which effectively decides the war.
- May 9 – Denmark wins a tactical victory in the Battle of Heligoland but it has no impact on the outcome of the war.
- May 12 – A general armistice came into effect, Denmark has lost the war.
- June 29 – Im the Battle of Als, the last major engagement of the war, the Prussians secures Als after a night attack masterminded by the Chief of Staff Leonhard Graf von Blumenthal,
- July 3 – The Battle of Lundby in north-eastern Himmerland results in great Danish losses. It becomes the last battle of the Second Schleswig War.
- July 8 – The Cabinet of Monrad is succeeded by the Cabinet of Bluhme.
- October 30 – The Second Schleswig War ends. The Duchies of Schleswig, Holstein and Lauenburg are ceded to Preussia.
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