Battle of Sehested

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Battle of Sehested
Part of the Dano-Swedish War of 1813–1814
Slaget ved Sehested, by Jørgen Sonne
Date 10 December 1813[1] Location Sehested, Holstein 54°22′00″N 9°49′00″E / 54.3667°N 9.8167°E / 54.3667; 9.8167 Result Danish victory[2]
Belligerents
Denmark–Norway	Russia  Hanover Mecklenburg-Schwerin Anhalt-Dessau Bremen-Verden  United Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
Prince Frederik of Hesse François Antoine Lallemand	Ludwig von Wallmoden-Gimborn
Strength
9,000[3]–11,000 men[4][1]	10,000[4]–10,500 men[3] Bodart: 4,000[1]
Casualties and losses
50–69 killed[5] 273–319 wounded[5] 146 missing[4] Total: 500[1]	522 killed or wounded 600 captured[4] Total: 1,100[1]
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The Battle of Sehested was fought on 10 December 1813 during the Dano-Swedish War of 1813–1814 between a Danish army under Prince Frederik of Hesse and a Coalition force led by Ludwig von Wallmoden-Gimborn. Near Sehested, Holstein, Frederik's troops defeated the Coalition army, inflicting over 1,100 casualties on von Wallmoden-Gimborn's force while suffering only 500. However, this victory did not prevent the Coalition from emerging victorious in the conflict in 1814.^[6]