Conflict: | Siege of Fredrikstad |
Partof: | the Swedish–Norwegian War of 1814 |
Date: | 4 August 1814 |
Place: | Fredrikstad, Norway |
Coordinates: | 59.2053°N 10.95°W |
Result: | Swedish victory |
Combatant1: | Norway |
Combatant2: | Sweden |
Commander1: | Christian Frederick Nils Christian Frederik Hals |
Commander2: | Charles XIII of Sweden Crown Prince Charles John |
Strength1: | 1,100 |
Strength2: | 6,000 50 gunboats |
Casualties1: | 207 surrendered |
Casualties2: | 7 killed 12 wounded |
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.