Battle of Mysunde (1864)

Battle of Mysunde (1864)
Part of Second Schleswig War

Captain Hertel at Mysunde by Erik Henningsen
Date2 February 1864
Location54°31′10.301″N 9°43′13.300″E / 54.51952806°N 9.72036111°E / 54.51952806; 9.72036111
Result Danish victory
Belligerents

 Denmark

 Prussia
Commanders and leaders
Georg Gerlach Prince Friedrich Karl
Units involved
18. Regiment, 1. Battalion
3. Regiment, 1. Battalion
6. Fortification Battalion
1. Prussian Corps, 10 battalions
Strength
2,500 infantry
20 guns
10,000 infantry
64 guns
Casualties and losses

9 officers killed or wounded
132 enlisted killed or wounded

Total: 141 killed or wounded

12 officers killed or wounded
187 enlisted killed or wounded

Total: 199 killed or wounded
Battle of Mysunde (1864) is located in Schleswig-Holstein
Battle of Mysunde (1864)
Location within Schleswig-Holstein
Battle of Mysunde (1864) is located in Germany
Battle of Mysunde (1864)
Battle of Mysunde (1864) (Germany)

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 Danevirke, but were repulsed by the fortification garrison and two battalions of the Danish army.