Battle of Kolding (1849)
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| Battle of Kolding (1849) | |||||||
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| Part of the First Schleswig War | |||||||
 Scene from the Battle of Kolding by Rasmus Henrik Kruse | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Prussia |
 Denmark | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Eduard von Bonin Friedrich von Beckedorff Eduard von Fransecky |
Frederik Rubeck Bülow Olaf Rye C.F. Moltke | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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14,000 40 guns |
16,500 32 guns | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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52 killed 265 wounded |
145 killed 393 wounded | ||||||
The Battle of Kolding was a battle during the First Schleswig War fought between a Prussian army under Eduard von Bonin and a Danish army under Frederik Rubeck Bülow in Kolding, Denmark on 23 April 1849. The Prussians were victorious and the Danish army was forced to retreat towards Vejle and Fredericia.