Charles XII’s Norwegian campaigns

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invasion military campaign

Charles XII’s Norwegian campaigns were a series of early 18th-century military invasions by the Swedish king into Norway during the Great Northern War, aimed at forcing Denmark-Norway out of the conflict and restoring Sweden’s regional dominance.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Norwegian campaign of 1718 1
Swedish invasion of Norway (1718) 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf invasion ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ
causeOf death of Charles XII of Sweden ⓘ
constrainedBy Danish–Norwegian naval control of coastal waters ⓘ
harsh winter conditions ⓘ
logistical difficulties in mountainous terrain ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Sweden ⓘ
describedBySource Scandinavian military historiography ⓘ
endTime 1718 ⓘ
followedBy Swedish capitulation in the Great Northern War ⓘ
hasCommander Charles XII of Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasLocation Akershus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Bohuslän NERFINISHED ⓘ
Fredrikshald NERFINISHED ⓘ
Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ
Southeastern Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ
Trøndelag NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasObjective capture key Norwegian fortresses ⓘ
force Denmark–Norway out of the Great Northern War ⓘ
restore Swedish regional dominance ⓘ
hasPart First Norwegian campaign of 1716 NERFINISHED ⓘ
Second Norwegian campaign of 1718 NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasParticipant Charles XII of Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ
Denmark–Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kingdom of Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalPeriod early 18th century ⓘ
impact consolidation of Denmark–Norway’s defensive reputation ⓘ
weakening of Swedish military resources ⓘ
militaryTheater Scandinavian theater of the Great Northern War NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableEvent Battle of Dynekilen NERFINISHED ⓘ
Siege of Akershus Fortress (1716) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Siege of Fredriksten (1718) NERFINISHED ⓘ
death of Charles XII at Fredriksten ⓘ
opposedBy Danish–Norwegian navy NERFINISHED ⓘ
Frederick IV of Denmark–Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ
Norwegian army NERFINISHED ⓘ
opposedIn Denmark–Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Great Northern War NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy Swedish campaigns in Saxony and Poland ⓘ
result Denmark–Norway remained in the war NERFINISHED ⓘ
Swedish failure to conquer Norway ⓘ
significantPlace Akershus Fortress NERFINISHED ⓘ
Christiania (Oslo) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Dynekilen fjord NERFINISHED ⓘ
Fredriksten Fortress NERFINISHED ⓘ
startTime 1716 ⓘ
usedStrategy land invasion from Sweden into Norway ⓘ
siege warfare against fortified towns ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Siege of 1716 → followedBy → Charles XII’s Norwegian campaigns ⓘ
this entity surface form: Norwegian campaign of 1718
Siege of 1716 → partOf → Charles XII’s Norwegian campaigns ⓘ
Siege of 1718 → partOf → Charles XII’s Norwegian campaigns ⓘ
this entity surface form: Swedish invasion of Norway (1718)