Capture of the North Frisian Islands

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Capture of the North Frisian Islands and Rømø
Part of Second Schleswig War
Date 12 July to 20 July 1864 Location North Frisian Islands and Rømø Result Austro-Prussian victory
Belligerents
Austria  Prussia	Denmark
Commanders and leaders
Bernhard von Wüllerstorf-Urbair Ernst von Prittwitz und Gaffron	Otto Christian Hammer
Strength
One ironclad One ship of the line One steamer Four gunboats	250 men One paddle steamer One screw steamer 8 gun dinghies each with 17 men and one cannon 12 inch cutters 10 other coasters
Casualties and losses
(indirect) two hunters due to a stabbing	Nine officers and 185 sailors taken prisoner

The capture of the North Frisian Islands and Rømø in July 1864 was the last military operation of the Second Schleswig War between Denmark on the one hand and Prussia and the Austrian Empire on the other hand around the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein, which belonged to Denmark. It ended with the occupation of the North Frisian Islands and Rømø by Austrian troops.