Hosta

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.^[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

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.