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	Charles XIII of Sweden 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)

100km
62miles

Langnes

7

Rakkestad

6

Matrand

5

Fredrikstad

Lier

3

Tistedalen

2

Hvaler

1

  

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". 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.