Sieges of Fredriksten fortress

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The Sieges of Fredriksten fortress were a series of 17th–18th century military assaults by Swedish forces against the strategically vital Norwegian border stronghold at Halden, most famously including the 1718 campaign in which King Charles XII of Sweden was killed.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military campaign series ⓘ
siege ⓘ
belligerent Kingdom of Denmark–Norway ⓘ
linked to: Denmark–Norway

Kingdom of Sweden ⓘ
cause Swedish ambition to force Denmark–Norway out of wars ⓘ
Swedish objective to secure a better strategic border ⓘ
chronology includes 1718 siege where Charles XII was killed ⓘ
includes earlier 17th century Swedish assaults ⓘ
conflict Great Northern War ⓘ
Swedish–Norwegian War ⓘ
country Denmark–Norway ⓘ
describedBySource Norwegian military history ⓘ
Swedish military history ⓘ
endTime 18th century ⓘ
genre early modern warfare ⓘ
hasEffect End of Charles XII’s Norwegian campaign ⓘ
Strengthening of Norwegian national memory ⓘ
hasMainSite Inner fortress of Fredriksten ⓘ
Outer fortifications of Fredriksten ⓘ
hasPart Siege of Fredriksten (1658) ⓘ
Siege of Fredriksten (1716) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of 1716

Siege of Fredriksten (1718) ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
Norwegian ⓘ
location Fredriksten fortress ⓘ
Halden ⓘ
Norway ⓘ
militaryObjective Capture of Fredriksten fortress ⓘ
Occupation of Halden ⓘ
notableCommander Charles XII of Sweden ⓘ
Norwegian garrison commanders at Fredriksten ⓘ
Tordenskjold ⓘ
notableEvent Death of Charles XII of Sweden ⓘ
opponent Denmark–Norway ⓘ
Sweden ⓘ
partOf Border conflicts between Sweden and Denmark–Norway ⓘ
Swedish attempts to conquer Norway ⓘ
relatedTo Great Northern War campaigns in Norway ⓘ
linked to: Great Northern War

History of Halden ⓘ
History of Østfold ⓘ
linked to: Østfold
result Norwegian–Danish control of Halden maintained ⓘ
Swedish assaults repulsed ⓘ
significantPlace Fredriksten fortress walls ⓘ
startTime 17th century ⓘ
strategicImportance Defense of the Norwegian–Swedish border ⓘ

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Halden → hasHistoricEvent → Sieges of Fredriksten fortress ⓘ
Sieges of Fredriksten fortress → hasPart → Siege of Fredriksten (1658) ⓘ
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Sieges of Fredriksten fortress → hasPart → Siege of Fredriksten (1718) ⓘ
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Sieges of Fredriksten fortress → strategicImportance → Defense of the Norwegian–Swedish border ⓘ
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Sieges of Fredriksten fortress → militaryObjective → Capture of Fredriksten fortress ⓘ
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Siege of 1716 → hasPart → siege of Fredriksten fortress ⓘ
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Siege of 1718 → hasPart → siege of Fredriksten fortress ⓘ
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History of Halden → focusesOn → sieges of Fredriksten fortress ⓘ
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Charles XII’s Norwegian campaigns → notableEvent → Siege of Fredriksten (1718) ⓘ
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Norwegian theater of the Great Northern War → hasPart → Siege of Fredriksten (1716) ⓘ
linked to: Sieges of Fredriksten fortress
Norwegian theater of the Great Northern War → hasPart → Siege of Fredriksten (1718) ⓘ
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