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Christiansholm Fortress
Kristiansand, Norway
Portion of the fortress featuring the tower.
Site information
Controlled byNorway
Site history
Built1672
In use1672-1872
Battles/warsAttempted British raid in 1807.[1]

Christiansholm Fortress (Christiansholm festning) was a Norwegian fortress built to defend the city of Kristiansand.

  1. ^ Kristiansands befestningers deltagelse i kamp under napoleonskrigene. Skrevet av oberst O. M. Calmeyer i 1925/1927 (in Norwegian)

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