Siege of Fredriksten | |||||||
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Part of the Great Northern War | |||||||
![]() Painting “Bringing Home the Body of King Charles XII” by Gustaf Cederström in 1884 | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Strength | |||||||
1,800 | 21,000[1] | ||||||
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]
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