Battle of Langnes

Battle of Langnes
	Part of the Swedish–Norwegian War of 1814
	; The entrenchments at Langnes, by Andreas Bloch
Date	9 August 1814
Location	Langnes, Norway59°36′32″N 11°07′44″E / 59.609°N 11.129°E
Result	See Aftermath
Belligerents
Norway	Sweden
Commanders and leaders
Christian Frederick; Diderich Hegermann	Eberhard von Vegesack; Bror Cederström
Strength
2,000; 8 guns	3,000
Casualties and losses
6 killed; 10 wounded; 2 guns lost	60–100 killed or wounded

War of the Sixth Coalition:
Swedish–Norwegian War (1814)

100km
62miles

Langnes

Rakkestad

6

Matrand

5

Fredrikstad

4

Lier

3

Tistedalen

2

Hvaler

1

The color black indicates the current battle.

The Battle of Langnes, or the Battle of Langnes Entrenchment, was fought between Norway and Sweden as a part of the Swedish-Norwegian War of 1814. The battle, even as it ended inconclusively, served as a tactical victory to the Norwegians since they now could avoid an unconditional surrender to the Swedish.^[2]

^ ^a ^b Holm 1991, pp. 144–146.
^ ^a ^b ^c Angell 1914, pp. 313–316.
^ ^a ^b Götlin 1820, pp. 78–79.
^ ^a ^b Gravallius 1815, pp. 85–86.

[FOOTNOTEHolm1991144–146-1] Holm 1991, pp. 144–146.

[FOOTNOTEAngell1914313–316-2] Angell 1914, pp. 313–316.

[FOOTNOTEGötlin182078–79-3] Götlin 1820, pp. 78–79.

[FOOTNOTEGravallius181585–86-4] Gravallius 1815, pp. 85–86.

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