Siege of Fredriksten

Siege of Fredriksten
Part of the Great Northern War
Painting “Bringing Home the Body of King Charles XII” by Gustaf Cederström in 1884
Date 30 November 1718 Location Fredriksten, Fredrikshald, Dano–Norwegian Commonwealth Result Dano–Norwegian victory
Belligerents
Denmark–Norway	Swedish Empire
Commanders and leaders
Barthold Landsberg	Charles XII †
Strength
1,400[1]	35,000
Casualties and losses
9 killed 10 wounded 19 captured	200 killed and wounded

The siege of Fredriksten (Norwegian: Beleiringen av Fredriksten festning) was an attack on the Norwegian fortress of Fredriksten in the city of Fredrikshald (now Halden) 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.^[2] Along with the Treaty of Nystad three years later, the death of Charles XII marked the end of the imperial era in Sweden, and the beginning of the Age of Liberty (Swedish: Frihetstiden) in that country.^[3][4]