Second Schleswig War

The Battle of Dybbøl, 1864.

Medal given to the Danish veterans of the 2. Slesvig War 1864. Avers.

Detail of Wilhelm Camphausen's 1866 painting "Die Erstürmung der Insel Alsen durch die Preußen" ("Crossing to Alsen - Prussians take Alsen Island by storm")

Aktstykker og Skrivelser betræffende den ved Wienerfreden af 30te October 1864 af Oberst F. C. G. Schøller

Prussia, Alsen Cross 1864 VF. Bronze medal, 32 x 32 mm. Wilhelm I, King of Prussia, 1861 - 1888 Head l., around: "WILHELM KOENIG VON PREUSSEN"/ A dingy showing the Prussian War Flag. The Prussian Crowned Eagle flying above. Lettering in the cross: "ALSEN 29 JUN. 1864". v. Heyden 573. The Alsen Cross (German: Alsenkreuz) was a military medal of the Kingdom of Prussia. Established 7 December 1864, the medal commemorates the Prussian victory on 29 June 1864 during the Battle of Alsen. The Battle of Alsen (Danish: Slaget om Als; German: Übergang nach Alsen) was fought on 29 June 1864 during the Second Schleswig War between Denmark and Prussia. It was the last major engagement of the war, as the Prussians under General Herwarth von Bittenfeld secured the island of Als – occupied by 9,000 Danish troops, including the garrison of Dybbøl which had retreated there – in a night attack masterminded by the Chief of Staff (later Field Marshal) Leonhard Graf von Blumenthal. Condition: Nice VERY FINE, with original loop.

Prussia, Alsen Cross 1864 VF. Bronze medal, 32 x 32 mm. Wilhelm I, King of Prussia, 1861 - 1888 Head l., around: "WILHELM KOENIG VON PREUSSEN"/ A dingy showing the Prussian War Flag. The Prussian Crowned Eagle flying above. Lettering in the cross: "ALSEN 29 JUN. 1864". v. Heyden 573. The Alsen Cross (German: Alsenkreuz) was a military medal of the Kingdom of Prussia. Established 7 December 1864, the medal commemorates the Prussian victory on 29 June 1864 during the Battle of Alsen. The Battle of Alsen (Danish: Slaget om Als; German: Übergang nach Alsen) was fought on 29 June 1864 during the Second Schleswig War between Denmark and Prussia. It was the last major engagement of the war, as the Prussians under General Herwarth von Bittenfeld secured the island of Als – occupied by 9,000 Danish troops, including the garrison of Dybbøl which had retreated there – in a night attack masterminded by the Chief of Staff (later Field Marshal) Leonhard Graf von Blumenthal. Condition: Nice VERY FINE, with original loop.

Round shot (or solid shot, or a cannonball, or simply ball) is a solid projectile without explosive charge, fired from a cannon. The Battle of Als (or Alsen) (German: Übergang nach Alsen) was fought on 29 June 1864 during the Second Schleswig War between Denmark and Prussia.

Ansicht von Cuxhaven 1864

Ansicht Eckernförde 1864

Austrian Medal 1864 (ND), Gablenz's return to Vienna after the Second Schleswig War. Pewter d. = 36 mm. Ludwig Karl Wilhelm Freiherr von Gablenz, Austrian general of German origin, 1814 Jena, Thuringia – 1874 Zürich, Switzerland and Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen, 1771 Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany - 1847 Vienna, Austrian Empire Around uniformed portrait l.: "F.M. LT. FREIHERR V. GABLENZ"/ Archduke Charles on horseback l., 2 lines curved above: "ZUR RÜCKKEHR DER K.K. TRUPPEN ERZHERZOG CARL BEI ASPERN". Wurzbach 3035; Lange -. The Aspern Bridge in Vienna was opened on 30 November 1964 for the return of the Austrian army from Schleswig-Holstein under General Gablenz. Condition: UNCIRCULATED,

Austrian Medal 1864 (ND), Gablenz's return to Vienna after the Second Schleswig War. Pewter d. = 36 mm. Ludwig Karl Wilhelm Freiherr von Gablenz, Austrian general of German origin, 1814 Jena, Thuringia – 1874 Zürich, Switzerland and Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen, 1771 Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany - 1847 Vienna, Austrian Empire Around uniformed portrait l.: "F.M. LT. FREIHERR V. GABLENZ"/ Archduke Charles on horseback l., 2 lines curved above: "ZUR RÜCKKEHR DER K.K. TRUPPEN ERZHERZOG CARL BEI ASPERN". Wurzbach 3035; Lange -. The Aspern Bridge in Vienna was opened on 30 November 1964 for the return of the Austrian army from Schleswig-Holstein under General Gablenz. Condition: UNCIRCULATED,

Austrian veterans from the Second Schleswig War of 1864. Photograph taken in 1914 from an excursion they took to Vejle in Denmark the same year

(Danish) despatch vessel "Freia". Contemporary illustration of the 1864 German-Danish War.

Residents of Sønderborg fleeing the German bombardment. Contemporary illustration of the 1864 German-Danish War.

Bombardement af Sønderborg, 2. april 1864 (Torvet)

Bombardement af Sønderborg, 2. april 1864

Relief at the base of the "Siegessäule" (victory column) in Berlin. Sculptor was Alexander Calandrelli (1834-1903). Subject of the sculpture: The war between Germany and Denmark in 1864. The bas-relief was generated 1871-73. Partial view (1).

Relief at the base of the "Siegessäule" (victory column) in Berlin. Sculptor was Alexander Calandrelli (1834-1903). Subject of the sculpture: The war between Germany and Denmark in 1864. The bas-relief was generated 1871-73. Partial view (2).

Relief at the base of the "Siegessäule" (victory column) in Berlin. Sculptor was Alexander Calandrelli (1834-1903). Subject of the sculpture: The war between Germany and Denmark in 1864. The bas-relief was generated 1871-73. Partial view (3).

Relief at the base of the "Siegessäule" (victory column) in Berlin. Sculptor was Alexander Calandrelli (1834-1903). Subject of the sculpture: The war between Germany and Denmark in 1864. The bas-relief was generated 1871-73. Partial view (4).

King Christian IX of Denmark. Contemporary illustration from the 1864 German-Danish War.

Auteur(s): Anonyme, graveur en médailles - Médailleur Date de production: En 1864 Type(s) d'objet(s): Numismatique Dénomination(s): Médaille Dimensions - Oeuvre: Diamètre : 3 cm Poids (type dimension) : 13.11 g Description: Relief, droit, revers. Marques, inscriptions, poinçons: Légende - Au droit circulaire : " ; au droit dans le champ : " ; au droit à l'exergue : " ; au revers circulaire : " ; au revers dans le champ : " ; au revers à l'exergue : ". Signature - Au droit circulaire : " ; au droit à l'exergue : " ; au revers circulaire : " ; au revers à l'exergue : ". Description iconographique: Droit : ; revers : . Mode d'acquisition: Mode d'acquisition inconnu Institution: Musée Carnavalet, Histoire de Paris Numéro d’inventaire: ND7006 IIIF Manifest: https://apicollections.parismusees.paris.fr/iiif/320080209/manifest

Christian Julius de Meza

Danish warships on the Copenhagen Roads. From left to right: Skjold (ship of the line), Dagmar (corvette), Rolf Krake (ironclad battery), Heimdal (corvette) and Thor (corvette). Contemporary illustration of the 1864 German-Danish War. The drawing appeared in Illustreret Tidende February 21 1864.

War Medal for Veterans of 1848-1850 and 1864 Danmark Krigsmindenmedaille 1848-50 / 1864