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Battle of Eckernförde

battle between the navies of Denmark and Schleswig-Holstein at Eckernförde Fjord
Date5 April 1849
Location
Schleswig Bay, near Kiel
Result Schleswig-Holstein victory
Belligerents
Schleswig-Holstein  Denmark
Commanders and leaders
Captain Eduard J. Jungmann Denmark Cdre Frederik A. Paludan Surrendered
Strength

Shore batteries:
91 artillerymen
10 guns

  • 2 84-pounder guns
  • 2 24-pounder guns
  • 6 18-pounder guns
1 ship of the line (Christian VIII, 84 guns)
1 frigate (Gefion, 48 guns)
2 steamers (Hekla & Geiser)
3 chases
Casualties and losses
4 killed
14 wounded
231 killed
89 wounded
936 captured
1 ship of the line destroyed
1 small ship captured

The Battle of Eckernförde was a Danish naval assault on Schleswig. The Danes were defeated and two of their ships were lost with the surviving crew being detained.[1][2][3][4][5][6] [7]

In Fiction

The battle makes an appearance early in the novel We, the Drowned by Danish author Carsten Jensen.

References

  1. ^ Hans Chr Bjerg/Ole L. Frantzen: Danmark i krig (Gyldendals Bogklubber, 2005), side 286-287
  2. ^ Hans Chr Bjerg/Ole L. Frantzen: Danmark i krig (Gyldendals Bogklubber, 2005), side 288
  3. ^ Hans Chr Bjerg/Ole L. Frantzen: Danmark i krig (Gyldendals Bogklubber, 2005), side 289
  4. ^ Hans Chr Bjerg/Ole L. Frantzen: Danmark i krig (Gyldendals Bogklubber, 2005), side 290
  5. ^ Hans Chr Bjerg/Ole L. Frantzen: Danmark i krig (Gyldendals Bogklubber, 2005), side 286
  6. ^ Hans Chr Bjerg/Ole L. Frantzen: Danmark i krig (Gyldendals Bogklubber, 2005), side 290-291
  7. ^ Carsen Jensen: Vi, de druknede (oversatt av Mie Hidle), Forlaget Press, ISBN 978-8-2754-7275-3 (2007), ISBN 978-8-2754-7391-0 (2010)

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