Battle of Trangen

Battle of Trangen
Part of the Dano-Swedish War of 1808–1809

Surrounded Swedish forces, by Andreas Bloch
Date25 April 1808
Location
Trangen, Flisa, Norway
60°36′37″N 11°58′34″E / 60.6102°N 11.9762°E / 60.6102; 11.9762
Result Dano-Norwegian victory
Belligerents
Sweden Denmark–Norway Denmark–Norway
Commanders and leaders
Carl Pontus Gahn (POW) Denmark–Norway Bernhard Ditlef von Staffeldt
Strength
531[1] 1,050[1]
Casualties and losses
25 killed
57 wounded
433 captured[1]		 15 killed
52 wounded
2 captured[1]

The Battle of Trangen took place on 25 April 1808 at Trangen in Flisa, Hedemarkens Amt, between Swedish and Norwegian troops, as a part of the Dano-Swedish War of 1808–1809. The invading Swedish troops, led by Colonel Carl Pontus Gahn, were surrounded and forced to surrender by the Norwegian troops under the command of Bernhard Ditlef von Staffeldt.[2] Gahn and around 450 of his troops were captured.[3]

  1. ^ a b c d Philström & Westerlund (1911), pp. 182–190
  2. ^ Mardal, Magnus A. "Trangen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
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