Querengässer, Alexander / Lunyakov, Sascha Die Streitkräfte Schleswig-Holsteins im Unabhängigkeitskrieg 1848-1850

In the course of the revolutionary turmoil of 1848, the two duchies of Schleswig and Holstein, which belonged to Denmark, also rose up against the mother country. The German population wanted to prevent the incorporation of Schleswig into an all-Danish state. The rebelling duchies had to build up an army almost from scratch. In doing so, they were initially able to fall back on the German-born parts of the Danish regiments. In the ensuing conflict, the Schleswig-Holstein Uprising, the provisional state government succeeded in forming a powerful army that was able to effectively resist the Danes' attempts to suppress the uprising for three years. In the end, it was not so much military as political reasons that led to the failure of the uprising.

This volume not only describes the military course of the Schleswig-Holstein uprising, but also explains in detail how the two states organised, equipped and fielded a modern, powerful army of up to 40,000 men. The Schleswig-Holsteiners were open to military innovations, such as rifled percussion rifles for the infantry, new types of ammunition for the guns, and the first German submarine for the small but proud Schleswig-Holstein navy.

The Contents
Timetable
Foreword

The Campaign in Baden and the Palatinate in 1849
- The Strategic Situation
- The "Advance" of the Insurgents at the End of May 1849
- The Deployment of the Federal Troops
- The Deployment of the Revolutionary Troops
- The Campaign in the Palatinate
-. The campaign in Baden

The uniform and equipment
The large assembly pieces
- The field cap with cockade
- The tunic
- The Drillich jacket
- The neckerchief
- The cloth trousers
- The linen trousers
- The coat

The small mounts
- The shoes / boots
- The shirt

The equipment (including armament)
- The helmet
- The waist belt with sabre pouch
- The cartridge pouch
- The haversack and canteen
- The knapsack with carrying straps and cooking utensils
- The coat straps
- The sabre and sabre tassel
- The muskets and bayonets
- The sabre and sabre tassel
- The sabre and sabre tassel
- The musket and bayonet
- The firing pin rifle
("Light percussion rifle")

Badges
The problems of changing uniforms

The soldier
- The origin and socialisation
- Joining the army
- Recreational behaviour in the army
- The ranks and functions in a company

The service
Garrison or barracks service
- Training
- Military service, Military funeral
and execution of death penalty
- Guard duty
- Tradesman/worker
- The roll call
- Dress code
- Sick leave/vacation
- Marriage

The field duty
- Marches
- Field Guard and Post Duty
- Camp and Cantonment Duty
- Special Undertakings against the Enemy
- In Combat
- Working in the Field

The Pay
- The Pay
- Allowances
- Loss and deductions from pay
- Comparison of pay

Rations
- Rations in barracks / garrison
- Rations on the march / in quarters
- Rations in the field
- Rations in bivouac and bivouac
- Rations in the field
- Rations in bivouac and bivouac
- Rations in the field. Rations in bivouac and at cantonment

Discipline and punishments
- Discipline
- Treatment of the soldier / Right of complaint
- Punishment
- Desertion / Sedition / Mutiny during the revolution.