By 16:00, "Schwarzenberg" began to withdraw from the action, her forward rigging and forecastle burning badly. Tegetthoff decided to break off the engagement and fled to the neutral waters around Heligoland. As Tegetthoff's ships began to withdraw, one of them scored a hit on "Jylland"s rudder, which prevented Suenson from being able to effectively pursue the retreating Austrians and Prussians. McClintock took "Aurora" between the two squadrons to deter Suenson from pursuing Tegetthoff in violation of British neutrality. The two Austrian frigates had suffered a total of 36 men killed and 108 wounded; of those 31 killed and 81 wounded aboard "Schwarzenberg"—and both vessels were damaged. The Danish vessels suffered 14 men killed and 54 wounded, and only "Niels Juel" was damaged in the action. The battle was the last to be fought solely by wooden warships, and it was also the last major naval action to involve the Danish Navy.