battle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Battle of Sehested
Battle of Sehested was a battle fought on 13 December 1813 at Sehestedt, in what is now Germany. It was part of the War of the Sixth Coalition, which ran from 1813 to 1814. The recorded result: Danish victory. Recorded strength: 9,000–11,000 men against 10,000–10,500 men; Bodart: 4,000.
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Record
| Date | 13 December 1813 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Sehestedt, Germany 54.367N, 9.817E | |
| Part of | War of the Sixth Coalition (1813 to 1814) | |
| Kind | Battle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic | |
| Result | Danish victory | |
| Belligerents | Denmark–Norway | Russian Empire; Electorate of Hanover; Mecklenburg-Schwerin Mecklenburg-Schwerin; Anhalt-Dessau; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
| Commanders | Prince Frederik of Hesse; Georg Ludvig von der Schulenburg; François Lallemand; Iver Christian Lasson | Ludwig von Wallmoden-Gimborn |
| Strength | 9,000–11,000 men | 10,000–10,500 men; Bodart: 4,000 |
| Casualties and losses | 50–69 killed; 273–319 wounded; 146 missing; Total: 500 | 522 killed or wounded; 600 captured; Total: 1,100 |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Mysunde 1864, 18 km
- Battle for Königshügel 1864, 20 km
- Assault on Christianspris 1643, 24 km
- Battle of Lyrskov Heath 1043, 30 km
- Battle of Bornhöved 1227, 42 km
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Bornhöved 7 December 1813
- After: Siege of Breda 19 December 1813
- All 53 engagements of War of the Sixth Coalition
Elsewhere in 1813
- Battle of Vitoria Spain
- Battle of the Thames Canada
- Battle of Lake Erie Canada
- Battle of Mecca Saudi Arabia
- Battle of San Lorenzo Argentina
Battle of Sehested is one of 2,483 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 395 in present-day Germany.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q514504, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Sehested, revision 1375995964, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.