| Battle of Heligoland | |||||||
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| Part of the First War of Schleswig | |||||||
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Gefecht_bei_Helgoland_Neuruppiner_Bilderbogen.JPG) Gefecht bei Helgoland, unknown author | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Denmark |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:War_ensign_of_the_German_Empire_Navy_1848-1852.svg){kind=small} German Confederation | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Andreas Polder Jørgen P. F. Wulff |
Karl Rudolf Brommy | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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1 sail corvette 1 steamer |
1 steam frigate 2 steam corvettes | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| None | None | ||||||
The first Battle of Heligoland took place on 4 June 1849 during the First Schleswig War and pitted the fledgling Reichsflotte (Imperial Fleet) against the Royal Danish Navy, which had blocked German naval trade in North Sea and Baltic Sea since early 1848. The outcome was inconclusive, with no casualties, and the blockade went on. It remained the only battle of the German fleet.[1][2]
- ^ Im Juni 1849 kam es bei Helgoland zum einzigen Gefecht der, trotz des großen materiellen Aufwandes, niemals voll einsatzfähigen Bundesflotte gegen dänische Schiffe.- Deutsche Marine, History
- ^ die erste und einzige Seefahrt unter der Schwarz-rot-goldnen Flagge – Georg Wislicenus, Deutschlands Seemacht [1]