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Battle of Mysunde

Battle of Mysunde was a battle fought in 1848 at Missunde, in what is now Germany. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Missunde. It was part of First Schleswig War, which ran from 1848 to 1851. The recorded result: Prussian victory. Recorded strength: 28,000 against 11,000.

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Danish soldiers return to Copenhagen, 1849
Danish soldiers return to Copenhagen, 1849. Otto Bache, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1848
WhereMissunde, Germany54.521N, 9.719E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomePrussian victory
BelligerentsPrussiaagainstDenmark
Part ofFirst Schleswig War1848 to 1851

Where it sits in First Schleswig War

Battle of Bov, 1848Battle of Schleswig, 1848Battle of Mysunde, 1848Skirmish of Oversø, 1848Battle of Nybøl, 1848Battle of Eckernförde, 1849Battle of Kolding, 1849Skirmish of Århus, 1849Battle of Heligoland, 1849Battle of Fredericia, 1849Battle of Idstedt, 1850Battle of Mysunde 1850, 1850Battle of Lottorf, 185018481850Battle of Mysunde, 1848
13 placed engagements of First Schleswig War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1848 (year precision)
PlaceMissunde, Germany
54.521N, 9.719E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength28,00011,000
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Placed at Missunde; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of Mysunde is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 668 in present-day Germany.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q55605037, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Mysunde (1848), revision 1374510089, 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.