Siege of Fredrikstad

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Siege of Fredrikstad

Part of the Swedish–Norwegian War of 1814

Map over Fredrikstad
| Date| 4 August 1814

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Location|

Fredrikstad, Norway

[ ⚑ ] 59°12′19″N 10°57′0″E﻿ / ﻿59.20528°N 10.95°E﻿ / 59.20528; 10.95
Result|  Swedish victory
Belligerents
Norway|  Sweden
Commanders and leaders
Christian Frederick
Nils Christian Frederik Hals|  Crown Prince Charles John
Strength
1,100|  6,000
50 gunboats
Casualties and losses
207 surrendered[1]|  7 killed
12 wounded[1]
War of the Sixth Coalition:
Swedish–Norwegian War (1814)

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Fredrikstad Fortress, under the command of Nils Christian Frederik Hals, was captured by the Swedish armed forces on 4 August 1814.[2][3] 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.[1]

## Notes

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Götlin 1820, pp. 65–66.
2. ↑ eidsvoll 1814.
3. ↑ ifi 2011.

## References

* eidsvoll (1814). "Eidsvoll 1814". http://www.eidsvoll1814.no/?did=9051570&aid=9043784.
* Götlin, Lars Erik (1820) (in sv). Anteckningar under Svenska Arméens Fålttåg 1813 och 1814, Volume 3. Uppsala: Palmblad & C..
* ifi (2011). "Fredrikstad Festning kapitulerer 4. aug 1814". http://heim.ifi.uio.no/~oddharry/dsfmc/etext/frkstad.html.

## Further reading

* Angell, Henrik (1914). Syv-aars-krigen for 17. mai 1807-1814. Aschehoug. https://books.google.com/books?id=qdowAQAAMAAJ.
* Dyrvik, Ståle; Feldbæk, Ole (1996). Mellom brødre 1780–1830. Aschehoughs Norgeshistorie. 7. Oslo: H. Aschehoug & Co. ISBN 82-03-22020-7.
* Steen, Sverre (1989). 1814. J. W. Cappelens Forlag A/S. ISBN 82-02-11935-9.
* Sundberg, Ulf. Svenska krig 1521-1814.

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