Battle of Als

Battle of Als
Part of the Second Schleswig War
Wilhelm Camphausen's painting of The storming of Als by the Prussians
Date 29 June – 1 July 1864 Location On and near the island of Als 54°59′00″N 9°55′00″E / 54.9833°N 9.9167°E / 54.9833; 9.9167 Result Prussian victory
Belligerents
Denmark	Prussia
Commanders and leaders
Peter Frederik Steinmann	Herwarth von Bittenfeld
Strength
10,000 1 monitor (Rolf Krake)	23,000
Casualties and losses
216 killed 462 wounded 1,878 captured 536 missing 30 guns captured 1 monitor damaged Total: 3,092	365 killed or wounded 7 missing
class=notpageimage| Location within Denmark

The Battle of Als (Danish: Slaget om Als; German: Übergang nach Alsen) was fought on 29 June 1864 during the Second Schleswig War between Denmark and Prussia. It was the last major engagement of the war, as the Prussians under General Herwarth von Bittenfeld secured the island of Als – occupied by 9,000 Danish troops, including the garrison of Dybbøl which had retreated there – in a night attack masterminded by the Chief of Staff (later Field Marshal) Leonhard Graf von Blumenthal.