Battle of Bov

Battle of Bov
Part of the First Schleswig War

Battle of Bov by Georg Bleibtreu
Date9 April 1848
Location
Result Danish victory
Belligerents
Duchy of Schleswig Denmark
Commanders and leaders
Prince of Noer
Gen. Krohn
Denmark Hans Hedemann
Strength
7,000 Freikorps 15,000 soldiers
Casualties and losses
1,096 killed, wounded or captured 103 killed or wounded[1]

The Battle of Bov (German: Schlacht von Bau, Danish: Slaget ved Bov) was a battle between troops fighting for Schleswig-Holstein, and those for Denmark, which happened on the 9 April 1848 near the town of Flensborg in Denmark, during the First Schleswig War. The Danes won the engagement. It was the first battle of the First Schleswig War.[1]

  1. ^ a b Stenild, Jesper. "Battle of Bov: 9th of April 1848". Dansk Militærhistorie (in Danish). Archived from the original on 2008-05-08. Retrieved 2008-07-16.

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