What the records say
- When
- 23 Jul 1810
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 62.01° N, 5.19° E
- Description
- naval battle between the United Kingdom and Denmark–Norway near the Norwegian island of Silda in Sogn og Fjordane county, during the Gunboat War
- Naval
- yes
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of Silda
1810 naval battle of the Gunboat War
Battle of Silda was a naval battle fought on 23 July 1810 between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Denmark–Norway near the Norwegian island of Silda in Sogn og Fjordane county. The battle occurred during the Gunboat War, itself part of the Napoleonic Wars. In the battle, two British frigates captured or destroyed three or four Dano-Norwegian gunboats.
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