What the records say
- When
- 9 Aug 1814
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 59.61° N, 11.13° E
- Description
- 1814 battle
Battle of Langnes
Battle of the 1814 Swedish–Norwegian War
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.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Swedish–Norwegian War (1814) – Battle of Langnes ends in a Norwegian victory”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Die Schlacht an der Langnes-Schanze zwischen Schweden und Norwegen ist die bislang letzte kriegerische Auseinandersetzung zwischen skandinavischen Ländern”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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