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Siege of Fredrikstad

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Siege during the 1814 Swedish–Norwegian War
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Siege of Fredrikstad
Part of the Swedish–Norwegian War of 1814

Map over Fredrikstad
Date4 August 1814
LocationFredrikstad, Norway59°12′19″N 10°57′0″E / 59.20528°N 10.95000°E / 59.20528; 10.95000
Result Swedish victory
Belligerents
Norway Norway Sweden
Commanders and leaders
Norway Christian Frederick
Norway Nils Christian Frederik Hals		 Charles XIII of Sweden
Crown Prince Charles John
Strength
1,100 6,000
50 gunboats
Casualties and losses
207 surrendered 7 killed
12 wounded
Swedish–Norwegian War
War of the Sixth Coalition:
Swedish–Norwegian War (1814) About OpenStreetMapsMaps: terms of use 100km
62miles Langnes7Battle of Langnes on 9 August 1814 Rakkestad6Battle of Rakkestad on 6 August 1814 Matrand5Battle of Matrand on 5 August 1814 FredrikstadSiege of Fredrikstad on 4 August 1814 Battle of Kjølberg Bridge on 14 August 1814 Lier3Battle of Lier (1814) on 2 August 1814 Tistedalen2Battle of Tistedalen on 1 August 1814 Hvaler1Invasion of Hvaler on 29 July 1814  The color black indicates the current battle.

Fredrikstad Fortress, under the command of Nils Christian Frederik Hals, was captured by the Swedish armed forces on 4 August 1814. 207 men remained in the fortress as the Norwegian surrendered to the Swedes; the rest had evacuated earlier. The Swedish casualties were few, 7 men killed and 12 wounded from the army, navy and Archipelago fleet combined.

Notes

  1. ^ Götlin 1820, pp. 65–66.
  2. eidsvoll 1814.
  3. ifi 2011.

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