Battle of Eckernförde
| Battle of Eckernförde | |||||||
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 battle between the navies of Denmark and Schleswig-Holstein at Eckenforde Fjord |
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Schleswig-Holstein
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 Denmark
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Captain Jungmann | Commodore Frederick A. Pauldan | ||||||
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| fleet and shore batteries (2 84-pounder cannons, 2 24-pounder cannons, 6 18-pounder cannons, 91 artilleryman) | 1 ship of the line (Christian VIII, 84 cannons) 1 frigate (Gefion, 48 cannons) 2 smaller vessels (Hekla and Geiser) |
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| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 4 killed, 14 wounded | 231 killed, 89 wounded, 900 crew detained destruction of ship of the line Christian VIII and frigate Gefion |
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The Battle of Eckenforde was a Danish naval assault on Schleswig. It was defeated and two ships were lost with the surviving crew being detained.
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