Battle of Sehested

Battle of Sehested
Part of the War of the Sixth Coalition
Date 10 December 1813 Location Sehested in Holstein Result Danish victory
Belligerents
Denmark–Norway	Sweden Prussia Russia
Commanders and leaders
Prince Frederik of Hesse	Ludwig von Wallmoden-Gimborn
Strength
9,500	5,000
Casualties and losses
550 killed or wounded	620 killed or wounded 600 captured

The Battle of Sehested was fought between Danish and Swedish (with Prussian-Russian battalions) troops at Sehested (in Holstein) on 10 December 1813 during the War of the Sixth Coalition.

The Danish Auxiliary Corps, which fought on the side of the French, was pushed back by the Swedish, Prussian and Russian alliance under Major General Ludwig von Wallmoden-Gimborn in early December 1813, but the Danes, commanded by Prince Frederik of Hesse, managed to secure their retreat by the victory in the Battle of Sehested. However, the battle could not change the course of the war, which ended in Denmark’s defeat in 1814.

The Danish casualties were 550 men. The allies lost more than from 1200–2000.

See also

• Treaty of Kiel

References

• Smith, Digby. "The Greenhill Napoleonic Wars Databook". Greenhill Books, 1998

External links

• Map of the battle as of 11:00 AM, from napoleon-series.org