Siege of Fredrikstad
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| Siege of Fredrikstad (1814) | |||||||
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| Part of the Swedish–Norwegian War of 1814 | |||||||
 Map over Fredrikstad | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Norway |
 Sweden | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Christian Frederick Nils Christian Frederik Hals |
Charles John Gustav Fredrik Mörner | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 1,100 men |
6,000 men, 50 gunboats | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 207 surrendered[1] |
7 killed, 12 wounded[1] | ||||||
Fredrikstad Fortress, under the command of Nils Christian Frederik Hals, was captured by the Swedish armed forces on 4 August 1814.[2][3] Only 207 men remained in the fortress as the Norwegian surrendered to the Swedes; the rest had evacuated ealier. The Swedish casualties were few, only 7 men killed and 12 wounded from the army, navy and Archipelago fleet combined.[1]
References
- Footnotes
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- ^ a b c Görlin (1820), pp. 65–66
- ^ Nils Christian Frederik Hals (Eidsvoll 1814)
- ^ Kommandant Hals kapitulasjonsrapport fra 1814 Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
- Literature
- Angell, Henrik (1914). Syv-aars-krigen for 17. mai 1807-1814. Kristiania: Aschehoug. ISBN 82-90520-23-9.[permanent dead link]
- Steen, Sverre (1989). 1814. J. W. Cappelens Forlag A/S. ISBN 82-02-11935-9.
- Dyrvik, Ståle; Feldbæk, Ole (1996). Aschehoughs Norgeshistorie - Mellom brødre - 1780–1830. Vol. 7. Oslo: H. Aschehough & Co. ISBN 82-03-22020-7.
- Ulf Sundberg: Svenska krig 1521-1814 [Swedish Wars 1521-1814]
- Götlin, Lars Erik (1820). Anteckningar under Svenska Arméens Fålttåg 1813 och 1814, Volume 3 (in Swedish). Uppsala: Palmblad & C.