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

Map over Fredrikstad
Date4 August 1814
Location
Fredrikstad, Norway
59°12′19″N 10°57′0″E / 59.20528°N 10.95000°E / 59.20528; 10.95000
Result Swedish victory
Belligerents
Norway Norway Siege of Fredrikstad Sweden
Commanders and leaders
Norway Christian Frederick
Norway Nils Christian Frederik Hals
Siege of Fredrikstad Charles XIII of Sweden
Siege of FredrikstadCrown 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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Siege of Fredrikstad
100km
62miles
Langnes
7
Battle of Langnes on 9 August 1814
Rakkestad
6
Battle of Rakkestad on 6 August 1814
Matrand
5
Battle of Matrand on 5 August 1814
Fredrikstad
Siege of Fredrikstad on 4 August 1814 Battle of Kjølberg Bridge on 14 August 1814
Lier
3
Battle of Lier (1814) on 2 August 1814
Tistedalen
2
Battle of Tistedalen on 1 August 1814
Hvaler
1
Invasion 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.[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]

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

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