Battles & Campaigns · 1813
Battle of Sehested
Sehested, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
What happened
The Danish army had been cut off from Hamburg and was marching to the fortress of Rendsburg. Coalition troops blocked the way at Sehested, but the Danes took the village and the coalition force pulled back across the Eider River. Afterwards a short ceasefire was agreed.
Why it matters
The Danes cleared their road to Rendsburg. It did not stop the Coalition from winning the war in 1814.
What came next
Denmark signed an armistice, and the Treaty of Kiel on 14 January 1814 ended its part in the Napoleonic Wars. Under the treaty, Norway passed to Sweden.
Did you know?
The Swedish Crown Prince Charles John came to the battlefield himself and arranged the ceasefire.
Timeline
- 10 Dec 1813Battle of Sehested.
- Dec 1813The Danish army reaches Rendsburg.
- 14 Jan 1814Treaty of Kiel; Norway is ceded to Sweden.