Battle of Mysunde (1864)

Battle of Mysunde (1864)
Part of Second Schleswig War
Captain Hertel at Mysunde by Erik Henningsen
Date 2 February 1864 Location Missunde, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany 54°31′10.301″N 9°43′13.300″E / 54.51952806°N 9.72036111°E / 54.51952806; 9.72036111 Result Danish victory
Belligerents
Denmark Duchy of Schleswig Duchy of Holstein	Prussia
Commanders and leaders
Georg Gerlach	Prince Friedrich Karl
Units involved
18. Regiment, 1. Battalion 3. Regiment, 1. Battalion 6. Fortification Battalion	1. Prussian Corps, 10 battalions
Strength
2,500 infantry 20 guns	10,000 infantry 64 guns
Casualties and losses
9 officers killed or wounded 132 enlisted killed or wounded Total: 141 killed or wounded	12 officers killed or wounded 187 enlisted killed or wounded Total: 199 killed or wounded
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The Battle of Mysunde on 2 February 1864 was the first battle between the Prusso-Austrian allied army and the Danish army in the Second Schleswig War. The Prussian vanguard force of 10,000 men attempted to break through and outflank the Danish defenses at Danevirke, but were repulsed by the fortification garrison and two battalions of the Danish army.