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Battle of Dybbøl

Battle of Dybbøl was a battle fought on 18 April 1864 at Dybbøl Banke, in what is now Denmark. It was part of Second Schleswig War. The recorded result: Prussian victory.

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The Battle of Dybbøl, 1864.
The Battle of Dybbøl, 1864.. Jørgen Sonne, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought18 April 1864
WhereDybbøl Banke, Denmark54.907N, 9.758E
OutcomePrussian victory
BelligerentsPrussiaagainstDenmark
Part ofSecond Schleswig War1864

Where it sits in Second Schleswig War

Battle of Mysunde, 1864Battle for Königshügel, 1864Battle of Sankelmark, 1864Battle of Vejle, 1864Battle of Jasmund, 1864Battle of Dybbøl, 1864Battle of Heligoland, 1864Battle of Als, 1864Battle of Lundby, 186418641864Battle of Dybbøl, 1864
9 placed engagements of Second Schleswig War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date18 April 1864
PlaceDybbøl Banke, Denmark
54.907N, 9.758E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength11,000 (first wave); 26,000 (in reserve); 126 guns5,000 (at the defences) 6,000 (in reserve); 66 guns; 11 mortars; 1 ironclad warship
Casualties and losses263 killed; 909 wounded; 29 missing; Total: 1,201671 killed; 987 wounded; 3,534 captured; Total: 5,192
Commanders
  • Georg Gerlach
Battle of DybbølBattle of DybbølBattle of AlsBattle of SankelmarkBattle of MysundeBattle of Lyrskov HeathBattle for KönigshügelBattle of AlsBattle of SankelmarkBattle of MysundeBattle of Lyrskov HeathBattle for KönigshügelKøbenhavnLübeckRostockOdenseEsbjergSvendborgVejleHillerød100 km54.907N, 9.758E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

The ground today

Relief of the ground around the site of Battle of Dybbøl
Relief within about 10.0 km of the site, contours every 10 m. Copernicus DEM GLO-30, ESA.
Satellite view of the site of Battle of Dybbøl today
The same ground from Sentinel-2 on 2023-09-06. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2023.

The recorded site stands at about 58 m; within 10.0 km the ground runs from -3 to 67 m, 70 m of relief, gently rolling country and today it is 40% water, 20% grassland, 17% cropland.

water: 40%grassland: 20%cropland: 17%built-up: 14%tree cover: 10%water 40%grassland 20%cropland 17%built-up 14%tree cover 10%
west to east, 10.0 km0 to 65 mnorth to south, 10.0 km0 to 62 m
Elevation from the Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (ESA, Airbus); land cover from ESA WorldCover 2021 (CC BY 4.0), within about 5 km of the recorded site. Computed, not recorded.

Nearest engagements

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1864

Battle of Dybbøl is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 74 in present-day Denmark.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q695107, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Dybbøl, revision 1384053722, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.