Sieges of Fredriksten fortress

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military campaign series siege

The Sieges of Fredriksten fortress were a series of 17th–18th century military assaults by Swedish forces against the strategically vital Norwegian border stronghold at Halden, most famously including the 1718 campaign in which King Charles XII of Sweden was killed.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military campaign series → siege →
belligerent	Kingdom of Denmark–Norway → Kingdom of Sweden →
cause	Swedish ambition to force Denmark–Norway out of wars → Swedish objective to secure a better strategic border →
chronology	includes 1718 siege where Charles XII was killed → includes earlier 17th century Swedish assaults →
conflict	Great Northern War → Swedish–Norwegian War →
country	Denmark–Norway →
describedBySource	Norwegian military history → Swedish military history →
endTime	18th century →
genre	early modern warfare →
hasEffect	End of Charles XII’s Norwegian campaign → Strengthening of Norwegian national memory →
hasMainSite	Inner fortress of Fredriksten → Outer fortifications of Fredriksten →
hasPart	Siege of Fredriksten (1658) → Siege of Fredriksten (1716) → Siege of Fredriksten (1718) →
languageOfWorkOrName	English → Norwegian →
location	Fredriksten fortress → Halden → Norway →
militaryObjective	Capture of Fredriksten fortress → Occupation of Halden →
notableCommander	Charles XII of Sweden → Norwegian garrison commanders at Fredriksten → Tordenskjold →
notableEvent	Death of Charles XII of Sweden →
opponent	Denmark–Norway → Sweden →
partOf	Border conflicts between Sweden and Denmark–Norway → Swedish attempts to conquer Norway →
relatedTo	Great Northern War campaigns in Norway → History of Halden → History of Østfold →
result	Norwegian–Danish control of Halden maintained → Swedish assaults repulsed →
significantPlace	Fredriksten fortress walls →
startTime	17th century →
strategicImportance	Defense of the Norwegian–Swedish border →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Sieges of Fredriksten fortress ("Siege of Fredriksten (1658)") → Sieges of Fredriksten fortress ("Siege of Fredriksten (1718)") →	hasPart
Halden →	hasHistoricEvent
Sieges of Fredriksten fortress ("Capture of Fredriksten fortress") →	militaryObjective
Sieges of Fredriksten fortress ("Defense of the Norwegian–Swedish border") →	strategicImportance