History: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 Result Swedish victory
Belligerents
Norway	Sweden
Commanders and leaders
Christian Frederick Nils Christian Frederik Hals	Crown Prince Charles John
Strength
1,100	6,000 50 gunboats
Casualties and losses
207 surrendered	7 killed 12 wounded

War of the Sixth Coalition: Swedish–Norwegian War (1814)

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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. 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.

References

• eidsvoll (1814). "Eidsvoll 1814". http://www.eidsvoll1814.no/?did=9051570&aid=9043784. 
• Götlin, Lars Erik (1820) (in sv). Anteckningar under Svenska Arméens Fålttåg 1813 och 1814, Volume 3. Uppsala: Palmblad & C.. 
• ifi (2011). "Fredrikstad Festning kapitulerer 4. aug 1814". http://heim.ifi.uio.no/~oddharry/dsfmc/etext/frkstad.html. 

Further reading

• Angell, Henrik (1914). Syv-aars-krigen for 17. mai 1807-1814. Aschehoug. https://books.google.com/books?id=qdowAQAAMAAJ. 
• Dyrvik, Ståle; Feldbæk, Ole (1996). Mellom brødre 1780–1830. Aschehoughs Norgeshistorie. 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.