Siege of Fredrikstad

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]

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
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[1] 7 killed
12 wounded[1]
War of the Sixth Coalition:
Swedish–Norwegian War (1814)
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Notes
  1. Götlin 1820, pp. 65–66.
  2. eidsvoll 1814.
  3. ifi 2011.

References
  • eidsvoll (1814). "Eidsvoll 1814". Archived from the original on 24 April 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  • Götlin, Lars Erik (1820). Anteckningar under Svenska Arméens Fålttåg 1813 och 1814, Volume 3 (in Swedish). Uppsala: Palmblad & C.
  • ifi (2011). "Fredrikstad Festning kapitulerer 4. aug 1814". Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2021.

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