ORDER OF BATTLE // July 6, 1849
Battle of Fredericia
Estimated force strength by side, with confidence labels per surviving record.
Forces engaged
2 sides catalogued · combined 40,000 estimated
Schleswig-Holstein
16,000
Medium-confidence figure
Denmark
24,000
Medium-confidence figure
Battle context
The Battle of Fredericia on 6 July 1849 was a Danish victory in the First Schleswig War, a conflict in which Schleswig-Holstein, backed by several German states, contested Danish control of the duchies. Denmark fielded a force of 24,000 against a Schleswig-Holstein army of 16,000 under Eduard von Bonin, inflicting 1,134 casualties on the opposing force while sustaining 1,344 of their own. The Danish success at Fredericia demonstrated that the Schleswig-Holstein forces, despite external German support, could be defeated in open engagement, reinforcing Denmark's capacity to sustain its military position in the war.
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