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Capture of the North Frisian Islands and Rømø | |||||||
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Part of Second Schleswig War | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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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.
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