troops continued the crossing. At 2:15am the Prussians landed in Arnkil (opposite Sottrupskov) and under heavy fire took the Danish entrenchments. This let them build a pontoon bridge of 32 segments over the Alssund. Of the Danish army, Regiment No. 5 went north to Sønderborg, and Regiment No. 18 fought the Prussians near the village of Kær. The Danes eventually retreated to Kegnæs, some surrendered, some were evacuated by ship. The Danish army lost nearly 3,000 men (killed, wounded or captured) on Als. Legacy Following Denmark's defeat by the Austro-Prussian army, Als became part of Prussia and later Germany until the referendum of 1920. Johann Gottfried Piefke, the famous German march composer, dedicated his "Der Alsenströmer" to the battle. References George Bruce. Harbottle's Dictionary of Battles. (Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1981) (). https://web.archive.org/web/20071012165639/http://www.milhist.dk/1864/1864/1864_dk.htm Tom Buk-Swienty. Dommedag Als. (Gyldendal 2013) (). External links The capture of the Island of Als Video of "Der Alsenströmer" march by Johann Gottfried Piefke Google Earth air view of the area 1864 in Denmark Als Als Als Als