Battle of Nybøl

Overview

The Battle of Nybøl was fought on 28 May 1848 between the Danish Army and Germans in Sundeved. The Danes were victorious.

Overview adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Significance

The Battle of Nybøl, fought on 28 May 1848 in Sundeved, was an early engagement of the First Schleswig War in which the Danish Army defeated a German force under Hanoverian command. The Danish force of approximately 14,000 outnumbered the opposing 7,000-strong Hanoverian contingent. The Danish victory reinforced their operational position in Sundeved at a critical early stage of the conflict over Schleswig-Holstein.

Forces & casualties

Commanders (6)