The invasion of Hvaler (Swedish: Invasionen av Hvaleröarna) was a Swedish military invasion during the Swedish-Norwegian War of 1814. The invasion was...
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July 29 – Swedish–Norwegian War: The invasion of Hvaler ends in a Swedish victory. July 30 – The Great fire of Tirschenreuth in Bavaria destroys the...
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Skagerrak (redirect from Strait of Skagerrak)
areas in Skagerrak, including Ytre Hvaler National Park in Norway and Kosterhavet National Park in Sweden. The meaning of Skagerrak is most likely the Skagen...
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Swedish–Norwegian War (redirect from Norwegian-Swedish War of 1814)
Bridge 8 Langnes 7 Rakkestad 6 Matrand 5 Fredrikstad 4 Lier 3 Tistedalen 2 Hvaler 1 The Swedish–Norwegian War, also known as the Campaign against Norway...
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Magnus Sigurdsson (redirect from Magnus IV of Norway)
forces of King Inge I and King Sigurd II in a final battle on November 12, 1139. Magnus fell during the naval Battle of Holmengrå south of Hvaler in the...
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the Hvaler islands and the city of Fredrikstad. The Swedish army was superior in numbers, was better equipped and trained, and was led by one of Napoleon's...
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possible offensive into Sweden. The short distances between Hvaler and the northern coast of Bohuslän quickly led to clashes between the naval forces, and...
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Union between Sweden and Norway (redirect from Kingdom of Sweden-Norway)
posts or face war. On 27 July, a Swedish fleet took over the islands of Hvaler, effectively putting Sweden at war with Norway. The following day, Christian...
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Jens Stoltenberg (category Recipients of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 1st Class)
He prefers to spend his summer vacations at his family's cottage on the Hvaler Islands in the Oslofjord. An avid outdoorsman, he rides his bike often and...
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Gunboat War Battle of Lyngør – 1812 – Gunboat War Invasion of Hvaler – 1814 – Swedish–Norwegian War (1814) (Napoleonic Wars) Battle of Tistedalen – 1814...
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the border posts or face war. On 27 July a Swedish naval fleet took over Hvaler, effectively putting Sweden at war with Norway. The day after, Christian...
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Vebjørn Sand (category People from Hvaler)
March 11, 1966, in Bærum, Norway, and was raised on the coastal islands of Hvaler where his father Øivind Sand worked as a school teacher and painter at...
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Civil war era in Norway (category Civil wars involving the states and peoples of Europe)
when Magnus and Sigurd were defeated in Battle of Holmengrå (Slaget ved Holmengrå) fought near Hvaler. Magnus was killed in the battle, Sigurd was captured...
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