ORDER OF BATTLE // May 28, 1848
Battle of Nybøl
Estimated force strength by side, with confidence labels per surviving record.
Forces engaged
2 sides catalogued · combined 21,000 estimated
Hanover
7,000
Medium-confidence figure
Denmark
14,000
Medium-confidence figure
Battle context
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.
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