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The War in Denmark: Prussian battery at Gaasberg Point, opposite the forts of Düppel, 1864. Creator: Unknown
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The War in Denmark: Prussian battery at Gaasberg Point, opposite the forts of Düppel, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The War in Denmark: Prussian battery at Gaasberg Point, opposite the forts of Duppel, 1864. '...We see two of the great guns at work, throwing shot and shell across the waters of the Venning Bund, a distance of about two miles and a half, into the Danish redoubts, three or four of which are plainly distinguished on the opposite shore...The Duppel windmill is in the background...An officer, making use of a telescope mounted on a rest, is examining the enemy's movements...The gunners, having just fired off one of their two pieces, are preparing to discharge another. One man is carefully hugging a percussion shell...to load the gun; another is opening a chest, which may contain some part of the ammunition. In the left comer are some men who seem to be anxiously expecting the approach of a Danish shell, and ready to take shelter beneath the sloping screen of turf on a timber framework...The commanding officer, with his back towards us, stands in the middle, and a young cavalry officer, in white uniform, stands beside him...our Special Artist has portrayed himself, with pencil and sketchbook in hand, in the right-hand corner, accompanied by his comrade, the special correspondent of the Times, who wears an opera-glass slung round his neck'. From "Illustrated London News", 1864
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**The Fierce Battle for Düppel: A Glimpse into the War in Denmark**
This striking photograph print, dated 1864, captures a pivotal moment during the Second Schleswig War between Prussia and Denmark. The scene depicts a Prussian battery at Gaasberg Point, situated opposite the Danish forts of Düppel on the Venning Bund. Two massive guns are seen firing shot and shell across the waterway into enemy strongholds, with three or four redoubts visible on the distant shore.
In this tense moment, an officer is intently observing enemy movements through a telescope mounted on a rest. Meanwhile, gunners prepare to fire another round from one of their two pieces. A percussion shell is carefully being loaded by one man as his colleague opens a chest containing ammunition supplies.
The photograph also captures the anxiety and anticipation among soldiers waiting for incoming Danish shells, ready to take shelter beneath the protective screen of turf on timber framework. In the midst of this intense battle, a commanding officer stands tall in the center, flanked by a young cavalry officer in white uniform. The artist himself is seen sketching away with pencil and book in hand, accompanied by his comrade from "The Times" newspaper.
This powerful image offers a unique glimpse into one of Europe's lesser-known conflicts during this tumultuous period.
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