Charles XII’s Norwegian campaigns

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Charles XII’s Norwegian campaigns were a series of early 18th-century military invasions by the Swedish king into Norway during the Great Northern War, aimed at forcing Denmark-Norway out of the conflict and restoring Sweden’s regional dominance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf invasion ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ
causeOf death of Charles XII of Sweden ⓘ
constrainedBy Danish–Norwegian naval control of coastal waters ⓘ
harsh winter conditions ⓘ
logistical difficulties in mountainous terrain ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Sweden ⓘ
describedBySource Scandinavian military historiography ⓘ
endTime 1718 ⓘ
followedBy Swedish capitulation in the Great Northern War ⓘ
hasCommander Charles XII of Sweden ⓘ
hasLocation Akershus ⓘ
Bohuslän ⓘ
Fredrikshald ⓘ
Norway ⓘ
Southeastern Norway ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Norway

Trøndelag ⓘ
hasObjective capture key Norwegian fortresses ⓘ
force Denmark–Norway out of the Great Northern War ⓘ
restore Swedish regional dominance ⓘ
hasPart First Norwegian campaign of 1716 ⓘ
Second Norwegian campaign of 1718 ⓘ
hasParticipant Charles XII of Sweden ⓘ
Denmark–Norway ⓘ
Kingdom of Sweden ⓘ
historicalPeriod early 18th century ⓘ
impact consolidation of Denmark–Norway’s defensive reputation ⓘ
weakening of Swedish military resources ⓘ
militaryTheater Scandinavian theater of the Great Northern War ⓘ
notableEvent Battle of Dynekilen ⓘ
Siege of Akershus Fortress (1716) ⓘ
Siege of Fredriksten (1718) ⓘ
death of Charles XII at Fredriksten ⓘ
opposedBy Danish–Norwegian navy ⓘ
linked to: Danish Navy

Frederick IV of Denmark–Norway ⓘ
Norwegian army ⓘ
opposedIn Denmark–Norway ⓘ
partOf Great Northern War ⓘ
precededBy Swedish campaigns in Saxony and Poland ⓘ
result Denmark–Norway remained in the war ⓘ
Swedish failure to conquer Norway ⓘ
significantPlace Akershus Fortress ⓘ
Christiania (Oslo) ⓘ
linked to: Christiania, Norway

Dynekilen fjord ⓘ
Fredriksten Fortress ⓘ
startTime 1716 ⓘ
usedStrategy land invasion from Sweden into Norway ⓘ
siege warfare against fortified towns ⓘ

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Siege of 1716 → partOf → Charles XII’s Norwegian campaigns ⓘ
Siege of 1716 → followedBy → Norwegian campaign of 1718 ⓘ
linked to: Charles XII’s Norwegian campaigns
Siege of 1718 → partOf → Swedish invasion of Norway (1718) ⓘ
linked to: Charles XII’s Norwegian campaigns
Kristiansten Fortress → significantEvent → Swedish siege of Trondheim 1718 ⓘ
linked to: Charles XII’s Norwegian campaigns
Charles XII’s Norwegian campaigns → hasPart → Second Norwegian campaign of 1718 ⓘ
linked to: Charles XII’s Norwegian campaigns
Swedish invasion of Norway (1716) → followedBy → Swedish invasion of Norway (1718) ⓘ
linked to: Charles XII’s Norwegian campaigns