What the records say
- When
- 20 Nov 1718 – 14 Dec 1718
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 59.12° N, 11.40° E
- Description
- 1718 battle of the Great Northern War
Siege of Fredriksten
1718 siege of the Great Northern War
The siege of Fredriksten was an attack on the Norwegian fortress of Fredriksten in the city of Fredrikshald 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.
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- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “December 11 (November 30 Old Style) – King Charles XII of Sweden is killed at the Siege of Fredriksten in the Great Northern War”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Die Belagerung von Frederikshald durch Karl XII. beginnt”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page