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Schleswig-Holstein, Alsenkreuz 1864 Battle of Als

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English: 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.

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