Sieges of Fredriksten fortress
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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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Target entity: Sieges of Fredriksten fortress Context triple: [Halden, hasHistoricEvent, Sieges of Fredriksten fortress]
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Battle of Halmstad
The Battle of Halmstad was a 1676 engagement in the Scanian War where the young Swedish king Charles XI won a decisive victory over Danish forces in southern Sweden.
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Battle of Landskrona
The Battle of Landskrona was a major engagement of the Scanian War in 1677, in which Swedish forces under King Charles XI defeated a larger Danish army near Landskrona in southern Sweden.
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Battle of Lund
The Battle of Lund was a major and exceptionally bloody engagement of the Scanian War (1675–1679) in which Swedish forces under Charles XI defeated a larger Danish army, helping to secure Swedish control over southern Scandinavia.
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Battle of Narvik
The Battle of Narvik was a 1940 World War II campaign in northern Norway involving fierce naval and land fighting between German and Allied forces over control of the strategically vital ice-free port of Narvik.
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Siege of Breda
The Siege of Breda was a major early 17th-century military engagement in which Spanish forces under Ambrogio Spinola captured the Dutch city of Breda, later famously depicted in Diego Velázquez’s painting "The Surrender of Breda."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Sieges of Fredriksten fortress Target entity description: 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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A.
Battle of Halmstad
The Battle of Halmstad was a 1676 engagement in the Scanian War where the young Swedish king Charles XI won a decisive victory over Danish forces in southern Sweden.
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B.
Battle of Landskrona
The Battle of Landskrona was a major engagement of the Scanian War in 1677, in which Swedish forces under King Charles XI defeated a larger Danish army near Landskrona in southern Sweden.
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C.
Battle of Lund
The Battle of Lund was a major and exceptionally bloody engagement of the Scanian War (1675–1679) in which Swedish forces under Charles XI defeated a larger Danish army, helping to secure Swedish control over southern Scandinavia.
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D.
Battle of Narvik
The Battle of Narvik was a 1940 World War II campaign in northern Norway involving fierce naval and land fighting between German and Allied forces over control of the strategically vital ice-free port of Narvik.
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E.
Siege of Breda
The Siege of Breda was a major early 17th-century military engagement in which Spanish forces under Ambrogio Spinola captured the Dutch city of Breda, later famously depicted in Diego Velázquez’s painting "The Surrender of Breda."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military campaign series
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siege ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Denmark–Norway
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surface form:
Kingdom of Denmark–Norway
Kingdom of Sweden ⓘ |
| cause |
Swedish ambition to force Denmark–Norway out of wars
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Swedish objective to secure a better strategic border ⓘ |
| chronology |
includes 1718 siege where Charles XII was killed
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includes earlier 17th century Swedish assaults ⓘ |
| conflict |
Great Northern War
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Swedish–Norwegian War ⓘ |
| country | Denmark–Norway ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Norwegian military history
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Swedish military history ⓘ |
| endTime | 18th century ⓘ |
| genre | early modern warfare ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
End of Charles XII’s Norwegian campaign
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Strengthening of Norwegian national memory ⓘ |
| hasMainSite |
Inner fortress of Fredriksten
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Fredriksten fortress ⓘ
surface form:
Outer fortifications of Fredriksten
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| hasPart |
Sieges of Fredriksten fortress
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Siege of Fredriksten (1658)
Siege of 1716 ⓘ
surface form:
Siege of Fredriksten (1716)
Sieges of Fredriksten fortress self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Siege of Fredriksten (1718)
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| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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Norwegian ⓘ |
| location |
Fredriksten fortress
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Halden ⓘ Norway ⓘ |
| militaryObjective |
Sieges of Fredriksten fortress
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Capture of Fredriksten fortress
Occupation of Halden ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Charles XII of Sweden
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Norwegian garrison commanders at Fredriksten ⓘ Tordenskjold ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Death of Charles XII of Sweden ⓘ |
| opponent |
Denmark–Norway
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Sweden ⓘ |
| partOf |
Dano-Swedish conflicts of the late 17th century
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surface form:
Border conflicts between Sweden and Denmark–Norway
Swedish attempts to conquer Norway ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Great Northern War
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surface form:
Great Northern War campaigns in Norway
History of Halden ⓘ Østfold ⓘ
surface form:
History of Østfold
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| result |
Norwegian–Danish control of Halden maintained
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Swedish assaults repulsed ⓘ |
| significantPlace |
Fredriksten fortress
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surface form:
Fredriksten fortress walls
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| startTime | 17th century ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
Sieges of Fredriksten fortress
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Defense of the Norwegian–Swedish border
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Subject: Sieges of Fredriksten fortress Description of subject: 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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