Battle of Eckernförde

The Battle of Eckernförde was a Danish naval assault on Schleswig. The Danes were defeated and two of their ships were lost with the surviving crew being detained.[1][2][3][4][5][6] [7]

Battle of Eckernförde

battle between the navies of Denmark and Schleswig-Holstein at Eckernförde Fjord
Date5 April 1849
Location
Schleswig Bay, near Kiel
Result Schleswig-Holstein victory
Belligerents
Schleswig-Holstein  Denmark
Commanders and leaders
Captain Eduard J. Jungmann Cdre Frederik A. Paludan 
Strength

Shore batteries:
91 artillerymen
10 guns

  • 2 84-pounder guns
  • 2 24-pounder guns
  • 6 18-pounder guns
 1 ship of the line (Christian VIII, 84 guns)
1 frigate (Gefion, 48 guns)
2 steamers (Hekla & Geiser)
3 chases
Casualties and losses
4 killed
14 wounded		 231 killed
89 wounded
936 captured
1 ship of the line destroyed
1 small ship captured

In Fiction

The battle makes an appearance early in the novel We, the Drowned by Danish author Carsten Jensen.

References
  1. Hans Chr Bjerg/Ole L. Frantzen: Danmark i krig (Gyldendals Bogklubber, 2005), side 286-287
  2. Hans Chr Bjerg/Ole L. Frantzen: Danmark i krig (Gyldendals Bogklubber, 2005), side 288
  3. Hans Chr Bjerg/Ole L. Frantzen: Danmark i krig (Gyldendals Bogklubber, 2005), side 289
  4. Hans Chr Bjerg/Ole L. Frantzen: Danmark i krig (Gyldendals Bogklubber, 2005), side 290
  5. Hans Chr Bjerg/Ole L. Frantzen: Danmark i krig (Gyldendals Bogklubber, 2005), side 286
  6. Hans Chr Bjerg/Ole L. Frantzen: Danmark i krig (Gyldendals Bogklubber, 2005), side 290-291
  7. Carsen Jensen: Vi, de druknede (oversatt av Mie Hidle), Forlaget Press, ISBN 978-8-2754-7275-3 (2007), ISBN 978-8-2754-7391-0 (2010)

Bibliography
  • Johs Nielsen, Treårskrigen 1848-1851 1993 ISBN 87-89022-03-3
  • Hans Christian Bjerg og Ole L. Frantzen, Danmark i krig 2005 ISBN 87-567-7269-6

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