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XIV. The telegraph service Deutsch-Oestereichischen Telegraphen-Verein from Kolding to Veile
Deutsch-Oestereichischen Telegraphen-Verein from Flensburg to Veile

Veile April 17 1864 3 10

H. M. Lt Gabknz Kolding

Nach den vorliegende Nachrichten /asst nichts auf die WahrscheinUchkeit eines Angriffins auf Veile
schUessen.
lnfonrerie ist nirgens von den nachgesandten Vorposten entdeckt worden. fine gemischte PatroulUe ist
uber Uldum hieraus gesandt and noch nicht zuriick

"According to information to hand, one cannot conclude that there is any possib/Uty of an attack on Vejle. The
dispatched scouts have nowhere discovered any infantry. A mixed patrol has been sent out via Uldum and has not
yet returned."

Private Tekgramme

Fknsburg (undated, but around I 9th April)
An Lieutnant Falkenstein ost7: Regt Ramming In Wei/e.

Gestern herlichen Sieg. 9 Schanzen und de Bruckenkopf ohne Schuss mit dem Lazarett genommen. 1 Schanze
kapltulirt 60-70 Geschutze erorbert 3000 Gefangene gemacht, darunten 2 Regiments commandure und drca 30
Offiziere, unser Verlust noch unbekannt, woraus sichtUch 10 bis 20 Offiziere 6 bis 700 Mann todt und
verwundet Hermann Schanze VI ersturmt, seln Major auf derselben erschossen. Max Stunn auf Schanze IV
commandilt gewesen, gliickllch mltgesturmt, Oberstlieutenant Hartmann am Kopf verwundet, ich gesund
morgen marschiren nach jilt/and um friedericia zu belagem.

v. Falkenstein.

Vom 6. Annee C.Orps C.Omando, Geneallieutnant Gf Wunster. Nach Aussage elnes Gefangenen vom d 11.
Regiment war einigen Zeit nach Aarhuus eingeschifft, daher wahrscheinlich im Norden No 1 und II

Gabknz

"Yesterday glorious victory. Nine redoubts and the bridgehead with the hospital taken without a shot I Redoubt
capitulated 60-70 canon captured, 3000 prisoners of war taken, including two regimental commanders and about
thirty officers. Our losses not yet known. Estimating I 0-20 officers, fJ..700 men dead and injured. Herman stormed
redoul>t 6, his major shot there. Max was commanded to attack redoubt 4 successfully. Lieutenant Colonel
Hartmann injured in the head. I am well. Tomorrow we march into Jutland to lay siege to Fredericia.

v. Falkenstein

From the 61h army corps command, Lieutenant General Wunster. According to a prisoner the J J lh regiment was
sometime shipped to Aarhuus. Probably in Norden I and II.

Gablenz"

In 1859 the Prussian army established two mobile telegraph units. Both were in operation during the
1864 war. At the end of February, unit one linked Aabenraa-Haderslev-Christiansfeld-Kolding and
the second unit moved to Flensborg to re-establish the line from there to Vejle and Horsens. Danish
telegraph operators had sabotaged this line in several places. and the line was completely renewed.

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