Evacuation of Fredericia

Evacuation of Fredericia
Part of the Second Schleswig War

Austrian soldiers inspecting the Fredericia fortress
DateMarch 20, 1864 – April 28, 1864
Location55°34′N 9°45′E / 55.567°N 9.750°E / 55.567; 9.750
Result Austro-Prussian victory
Belligerents
 Prussia
 Austria
 Denmark
Commanders and leaders
Friedrich Graf von Wrangel
Ludwig von Gablenz
Christian Lunding

The Evacuation of Fredericia was an event during the Second Schleswig War which began when Prussian and Austrian artillery shelled the fortress on March 20, 1864, with their artillery. When the Danish evacuated from the fortress which marked the end of Danish control of Jutland.


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