Battle of Eckernförde

Battle of Eckernförde
Part of the First Schleswig War

Battle between the navies of Denmark and Schleswig-Holstein at Eckernförde Fjord
Date5 April 1849
Location
Schleswig Bay, near Kiel
Result Schleswig-Holsteinian victory
Belligerents
 Schleswig-Holstein  Denmark
Commanders and leaders
Eduard Julius Jungmann
Ernest II		 Frederik Paludan 
Christian Krieger †
Strength

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

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.

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