Battle of Sehested

Battle of Sehested
Part of the Dano-Swedish War (1813–1814)

Slaget ved Sehested, by Jørgen V. Sonne
Date10 December 1813[1]
Location54°22′00″N 9°49′00″E / 54.3667°N 9.8167°E / 54.3667; 9.8167
Result Danish victory[2]
Belligerents
Denmark–Norway Denmark–Norway Russian Empire Russian Empire
Kingdom of Prussia Prussia
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland United Kingdom
Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg Hanover
Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Commanders and leaders
Denmark–Norway Prince Frederik of Hesse
France Charles Lallemand
Russian Empire Ludwig von Wallmoden-Gimborn
Strength
9,000[3]–11,000 men[4][1] 10,000[4]–10,500 men[3]
Bodart: 4,000[1]
Casualties and losses
50–69 killed[5]
273–319 wounded[5]
146 missing[4]
Total: 500[1]
522 killed or wounded
600 captured[4]
Total: 1,100[1]
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Battle of Sehested
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Memorial in Sehestedt

The Battle of Sehested was fought between Danish and Russian-Prussian-British troops at Sehested (in Holstein) on 10 December 1813 during the War of the Sixth Coalition. The Danish Auxiliary Corps, which fought on the side of the French defeated the coalition forces commanded by Major General Ludwig von Wallmoden-Gimborn.[6]

The battle, however, would not ultimately change the course of the war, which ended in 1814 with Denmark’s defeat.

  1. ^ a b c d e Bodart 1908, p. 467.
  2. ^ Smith 1998, pp. 482–483.
  3. ^ a b Allen 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d Nielsen 2014, pp. 1–3.
  5. ^ a b Denstoredanske.
  6. ^ Smith 1998, p. 482-483.