User:Dencoolast33/sanbox Occupation of Flensburg
| Occupation of Flensburg | ||||||||
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| Part of the First Schleswig War | ||||||||
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| Belligerents | ||||||||
 Holstein  German nationalists |
 Danish nationalists | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | ||||||||
 Otto Malmborg Otto Ringheim  Captain Schroder |
Hahn Jacobsen |
No organized leadership | ||||||
| Strength | ||||||||
1 Frigate 1 Steamship 1 Corvette | >1,200 | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | ||||||||
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1 killed 5 dead due to sickness | Unknown; Several killed and wounded | Unknown; Several killed and wounded | ||||||
Background
[edit]Schleswig question
[edit]The Schleswig-Holstein question refers to the long-running dispute between Denmark and various German states regarding the faith of the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein. Schleswig and Holstein have had since the 14th century strong ties to Denmark.[1] Since 1474, both territories were locked in a personal union with Denmark through a shared king, however, Holstein remained a part of the Holy Roman Empire. The two duchies were ethnically mixed between Danes and Germans. This led to tensions in the territories as nationalism spread during the 19th century as the Danes increasingly wanted to join Denmark while the Germans sought a closer connection to the various German states.[2] Danish nationalists in Denmark sought to intricate Schleswig-Holstein into Denmark so that the German-Danish border could run along the defensible Eider river.[1]
Scandinavianism
[edit]At the same time, a pan-nationalistic movement had begun to form in Scandinavia called Scandinavianism. The movement sought to strengthen the ties between the three Scandinavian countries of Norway, Sweden, and Denmark both culturally and politically.[3] Joint nationalistic goals were thought of and shared through the three countries including the seizure of Finland from Russia and the annexation of the duchies of Schleswig-Holstein into a wider political Scandinavian union. Thus, as the Schleswig-Holstein question became more intense, many Swedes, and to a lesser extent the Norwegians, vowed to defend Danish if war erupted.[3] Upon the death of Karl XIV Johan in 1844, his much more Scandinavianistic son Oscar I inherited the throne.[4] Scandinavianist tendencies had spread to the Swedish-Norwegian royal family which thus began to sympathize much more with the Danes' struggle.[4]
Lead up
[edit]Occupation
[edit]Aftermath
[edit]See also
[edit]Referencess
[edit]- ^ a b "Schleswig-Holstein question". Encylopedia Britannica.
- ^ "Svenskar i det dansk-tyska kriget 1848-1850". Hans Högman.
- ^ a b Ekman, Kari. "Mitt hems gränser vidgades": en studie i den kulturella skandinavismen under 1800-talet (in Swedish).
- ^ a b Lindqvist, Herman. Oscar II: Den konungsligaste av alla kungar (in Swedish).