Battle of Grimstad Bay

Battle of Grimstad Bay
Part of the Napoleonic Wars and the Gunboat War
Depiction of the battle
Date 16 March 1811 Location Grimstad, Norway 58°21′00.2″N 8°36′26.9″E / 58.350056°N 8.607472°E / 58.350056; 8.607472 Result Dano-Norwegian victory
Belligerents
Denmark–Norway	United Kingdom
Strength
Unknown amount of Norwegian volunteers	1 frigate
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Several killed or wounded

The Battle of Grimstad Bay (Norwegian: Bataljen på Grimstad havn) was an amphibious assault by the United Kingdom against Denmark–Norway that took place in the town of Grimstad, situated on the southern coast of present-day Norway. The battle was a part of the blockade that the Royal Navy maintained on the country from 1807 to 1814 during the Napoleonic Wars.^[1]