A possible explanation is that he needed to repair his reputation: He was a politician and had during the First War of Schleswig 15 years earlier been passed over for promotion for criticism by Colonel Læssøe, and would probably suffer the same again, for in February during the battle of Sankelmark he left his unit while it was in battle.
En mulig forklaring er, at han havde behov for at reparere sit renommé: Han var politiker og havde under Treårskrigen 15 år tidligere været udsat for kritik af oberst Læssøe og ville formodentlig blive det igen for i februar under slaget ved Sankelmark at have forladt sin enhed, mens den var i kamp.