Battle of Isted
| Battle of Isted | |||||||
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| Part of he First Schleswig War | |||||||
 General Frederik Adolf Schleppegrell ved Isted 25 juli 1850 by Otto Bache (1896) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Schleswig-Holstein |
 Denmark | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Karl Wilhelm von Willisen | Gerhard Christoph von Krogh | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 26 800 [1] | 37 000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 534 dead, 1202 wounded | 845 dead, 2405 wounded | ||||||
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The Battle of Isted took place on 25 July 1850 near the village of Idstedt, today Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. The battle was part of the First Schleswig War.[2]
The battle began early in the morning at around 2:00 and lasted until 19:00. The Danish took 1072 unwounded and 411 wounded prisoners. The Danish victory broke the Holstein army for good.[3]
The Isted Lion commemorates the battle, which was at its time the largest in Scandinavian history. The battle's anniversary, 25 July, is a military flag day in Denmark.[4]
N. F. S. Grundtvig's song "Det var en sommermorgen" ("It was a summer morning") touches on the battle of Isted.[3]
References
- ↑ "Slaget ved Isted (25/7 1850)". Retrieved 2008-07-21.
- ↑ Stenild, Jesper. "Slaget ved Isted". Retrieved 2008-07-18.
- 1 2 Ronnebech, Erik F. "Istedslaget". Retrieved 2008-07-21.
- ↑ "Flag Days of July". Archived from the original on 24 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
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