Battle of Sehested

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Battle of Sehested
Part of the German campaign of the Sixth Coalition
Slaget ved Sehested, by Jørgen V. Sonne
Date 10 December 1813[1] Location Sehested, Holstein 54°22′00″N 9°49′00″E / 54.3667°N 9.8167°E / 54.3667; 9.8167 Result Danish victory[2]
Belligerents
Denmark–Norway	Russian Empire Prussia United Kingdom Hanover Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Commanders and leaders
Prince Frederik of Hesse Charles Lallemand	Ludwig von Wallmoden-Gimborn
Strength
9,000[3]–11,000 men[4][1]	10,000[4]–10,500 men[3] Bodart: 4,000[1]
Casualties and losses
50–69 killed[5] 273–319 wounded[5] 146 missing[4] Total: 500[1]	522 killed or wounded 600 captured[4] Total: 1,100[1]
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The Battle of Sehested was fought between Danish and Russian-Prussian-British 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 defeated the coalition forces commanded by Major General Ludwig von Wallmoden-Gimborn.^[6]

The battle, however, would not ultimately change the course of the war, which ended in 1814 with Denmark’s defeat.