Siege of Fredriksten

Siege of Fredriksten
Part of the Great Northern War

Painting “Bringing Home the Body of King Charles XII” by Gustaf Cederström in 1884
Date30 November 1718
Location
Fredriksten, Fredrikshald, Dano–Norwegian Commonwealth
Result Dano–Norwegian victory
Belligerents
Denmark–Norway Swedish Empire
Commanders and leaders
Barthold Landsberg Charles XII †
Strength
1,400[1] 35,000
Casualties and losses
9 killed
10 wounded
19 captured		 200 killed and wounded

The siege of Fredriksten (Norwegian: Beleiringen av Fredriksten festning) was an attack on the Norwegian fortress of Fredriksten in the city of Fredrikshald (now Halden) by King Charles XII of Sweden. While inspecting his troops' lines, Charles XII was killed by a projectile. The Swedes broke off the siege, and the Norwegians held the fortress.[2] Along with the Treaty of Nystad three years later, the death of Charles XII marked the end of the imperial era in Sweden, and the beginning of the Age of Liberty (Swedish: Frihetstiden) in that country.[3][4]

  1. ^ McNab, Chris (2017). Famous Battles of the Early Modern Period. p. 58.
  2. ^ "De svenske invasjonene av Norge i 1716 og 1718". University of Oslo. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
  3. ^ Peter From. "Karl XII:s död - gåtans lösning". karlxii.se. Archived from the original on April 6, 2005. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
  4. ^ Michael Roberts (1995) Sverige under frihetstiden (Stockholm: Prisma) ISBN 91-518-4106-1. Retrieved November 1, 2018