Siege of Fredrikstad

Siege of Fredrikstad
Part of the Swedish–Norwegian War of 1814
Map over Fredrikstad
Date 4 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	Sweden
Commanders and leaders
Christian VIII Nils Hals	Charles XIII Charles XIV 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)

70km
43miles

7

Langnes

6

Rakkestad

5

Matrand

Fredrikstad

3

Lier

2

Tistedalen

1

Hvaler

   

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]

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.

Further reading

• Angell, Henrik (1914). Syv-aars-krigen for 17. mai 1807-1814. Aschehoug.
• Dyrvik, Ståle; Feldbæk, Ole (1996). Mellom brødre 1780–1830. Aschehoughs Norgeshistorie. Vol. 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.