ORDER OF BATTLE // May 31, 1849
Skirmish of Århus
Estimated force strength by side, with confidence labels per surviving record.
Forces engaged
2 sides catalogued · combined 34,000 estimated
Prussia
16,000
Medium-confidence figure
Denmark
18,000
Medium-confidence figure
Battle context
The Skirmish of Århus, fought a few kilometers north of Aarhus on 31 May 1849, produced a Danish victory that halted the Prussian advance through the Jutland peninsula. By stopping the German Confederation forces under Constantine Alexander of Salm-Salm at Aarhus, the Danish commanders Olaf Rye and Gotthold Møller prevented a deeper Prussian penetration into the Danish mainland at a critical stage of the First Schleswig War.
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