r/BattlePaintings • u/Connect_Wind_2036 • 3d ago

Battle of Dybbol. 3rd & 4th Prussian Guard regiments storm the deceptive earthworks. 16th April 1864. Part of the Second Schleswig War.

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u/SalTez 3d ago

The title seems wrong. The word deceptive is probably a poor translation of Düppeler meaning "of Dybbol" in German

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u/Connect_Wind_2036 3d ago

Thank you for the clarification.

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u/Repulsive-Try-6814 3d ago

1864: everyone gang up on the Danes

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u/ShadeO89 3d ago

After 1849 the Germans couldn't risk another loss.