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Battle of Langnes

Name: Battle of Langnes
Start: 1814-08-09
End: 1814-08-09
Location: Langnes

When: August 9, 1814
Where: Langnes
Part of: Event of 1814: Swedish–Norwegian War (1814) – Battle of Langnes ends in a Norwegian victory.

Swedish columns advanced from Langnes Station but were halted by concentrated fire, failing to breach Norwegian lines.

Swedish troops were sent forth in columns from a small rise where Langnes Station is located today, about half a kilometer from the Norwegian lines. They were met by concentrated fire, and the attack petered out without the Swedish forces having breached the Norwegian line.

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