Swedish-Norwegian War (1814)

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Was a war initiated by Norway to gain independence from Sweden. The war resulted in a compromise, with Norway being forced into the United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway, a union with Sweden under the Swedish king Charles XIII, but with Norway having its own constitution and parliament.

Chronology

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July 1814: The town of Fredrikstad in Norway surrendered to Swedish force.

August 1814: The Norwegian forces withdrew over the Glomma river at Langnes in Askim.

July 1814: The hostilities opened on 26 July with a swift Swedish naval attack against the Norwegian gunboats at Hvaler.

August 1814: Convention of Moss, was signed on 14 August 1814. Norway agreed to enter into a personal union with Sweden as a separate state with its own constitution and institutions, except for the common king and foreign service.