Atlas of Battles

country, 40 engagements

Battles in Norway

40 engagements in the atlas lie within present-day Norway: 26 battles, 4 sieges and 10 naval actions between AD 860 and 1945. The wars with most engagements here: World War II (11), Unification of Norway (5), Great Northern War (2), Gunboat War (2).

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Battle of HakadalBattle of OrkdalFirst Battle of SolskjelBattle of HafrsfjordBattle of FjalerBattle of RastarkalvBattle of FitjarBattle of HjörungavágrBattle of NesjarBattle of StiklestadBattle of HolmengråFimreiteSiege of SteinvikholmBattle of VågenSiege of AkershusBattle of GjellebekkFirst Battle of MossSiege of TrondheimSiege of FredrikstenAction of 22 August 1795Battle of AlvøenBattle of MobekkBattle of PrestebakkeBattle of BerbyBattle of Grimstad BayBattle of LyngørBattle of MatrandBattle of LangnesAltmark IncidentÅndalsnes landingsBattles of NarvikBattle of Drøbak SoundBattle of Horten HarbourCapture of ArendalBattle of MidtskogenBattle of Eiunna BridgeBattle of VinjesvingenBlack FridayAction of 9 February 1945StockholmOsloTallinnBergenTrondheimTampereSundsvallKristiansandVaasaLuleå500 km63.385N, 11.364E
40 placed engagements. Present-day coastlines; larger marks are landmark engagements.

Wars fought here 6 with pages

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
AD 860Battle of HakadalHakadalUnification of Norway
AD 870Battle of OrkdalOrkdal MunicipalityUnification of Norway
AD 870First Battle of SolskjelSolskjelsøyaUnification of Norway
18 July AD 872Battle of HafrsfjordHafrsfjordUnification of Norway
AD 880Battle of FjalerFjaler MunicipalityUnification of Norway
AD 955Battle of RastarkalvFrei
AD 961Battle of FitjarFitjar Municipality
AD 984Battle of HjörungavágrSunnmøre
1016Battle of NesjarOslofjord
29 July 1030Battle of StiklestadStiklestad
12 November 1139Battle of HolmengråHvaler MunicipalityCivil war era in Norway
15 June 1184FimreiteSogndalsfjordenCivil war era in Norway
March 1537Siege of SteinvikholmSteinvikholm CastleEuropean Wars of Religion
2 August 1665Battle of VågenBergenSecond Anglo-Dutch War
22 March 1716Siege of AkershusAkershus Fortress
23 March 1716Battle of GjellebekkLier
26 March 1716First Battle of Moss
November 1718Siege of TrondheimTrondheimGreat Northern War
30 November 1718Siege of FredrikstenFredrikstenGreat Northern War
22 August 1795Action of 22 August 1795EigerøyaFrench Revolutionary Wars
16 May 1808Battle of AlvøenBergenGunboat War
18 May 1808Battle of MobekkDano-Swedish War of 1808-1809
10 June 1808Battle of Prestebakke
12 September 1808Battle of Berby
16 March 1811Battle of Grimstad Bay
6 July 1812Battle of LyngørLyngørGunboat War
5 August 1814Battle of MatrandMatrandSwedish-Norwegian War 1814
9 August 1814Battle of LangnesLangnesSwedish-Norwegian War 1814
16 February 1940Altmark IncidentJøssingfjordenWorld War II
April 1940Åndalsnes landingsÅndalsnesWorld War II
9 April 1940Battles of NarvikNordlandWorld War II
9 April 1940Battle of Drøbak SoundDrøbak SoundWorld War II
9 April 1940Battle of Horten HarbourOslofjordWorld War II
9 April 1940Capture of ArendalArendal MunicipalityWorld War II
10 April 1940Battle of MidtskogenMidtskogenWorld War II
26 April 1940Battle of Eiunna BridgeEinunnaWorld War II
3 May 1940Battle of VinjesvingenVinjesvingenWorld War II
26 December 1943Battle of the North CapeNorth CapeWorld War II
9 February 1945Black FridayFørde FjordWorld War II
9 February 1945Action of 9 February 1945

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