Dybbøl Sønderjylland Denmark
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The Austrian army decides to stop at the north frontier of Schleswig.
Some Prussians move against Kolding and Vejle.
On February 22, 1864, Prussian troops attack the Danish forward line at Dybbøl, pushing them back to the main defense line.
The Prussian army drives back the Danish outposts in front of Dybbøl on March 17, 1864; ...
Dybbøl is again attacked on March 28, 1864, but in vain.
The Prussian forward artillery batteries in front of Dybbøl had started to bombard the fortifications and the town of Sønderborg on April 2, continuing until April 18, firing about sixty-five thousand shells at the Danish positions.
A Prussian attack on Dybbøl had been repulsed on April 4.
At 10 a.m. on the 18th, ten thousand Prussian soldiers storm the Danish fortifications at Dybbøl after six hours of artillery preparations and take Dybbøl fort.
The Danish 8th Brigade fails in a courageous counterattack, suffering thousands killed or wounded.