Louis Appia
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Louis Paul Amédée Appia was a Swiss surgeon with special merit in the area of military medicine. In 1863 he became a member of the Geneva "Committee of Five", which was the precursor to the International Committee of the Red Cross. Six years later he met Clara Barton, an encounter which had significant influence on Clara Barton's subsequent endeavours to found a Red Cross society in the United States and her campaign for an accession of the US to the Geneva Convention of 1864.
Armband worn by Louis Appia on several battlefields, 1864, with dates and places written on the inside. On display at International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum.
Memorial commemorating the first use of the Red Cross symbol in an armed conflict by Louis Appia and Charles Van de Velde
Battle of Dybbøl
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The Battle of Dybbøl was the key battle of the Second Schleswig War, fought between Denmark and Prussia. The battle was fought on the morning of 18 April 1864, following a siege that began on 2 April. Denmark suffered a severe defeat which – with the Prussian capture of the island of Als – ultimately decided the outcome of the war, forcing Danish cession of the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein.
Battle of Dybbøl by Jørgen Valentin Sonne
Redoubt I, the day after the battle.
Historic Dybbøl Mill with bust of King Christian IX
Evening before the 140th anniversary of the storming of Dybbøl (18 April 1864). Danish historical reenactors on the national memorial in front of a campfire drinking coffee just before the actual performance.