Battle of Dynekilen
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The naval Battle of Dynekilen took place on 8 July 1716 during the Great Northern War between a Dano-Norwegian fleet under Peter Tordenskjold and a Swedish fleet under Olof Strömstierna. The battle re
Tordenskjold i Dynekilen by Carl Neumann
Olof Strömstierna
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Olof Strömstierna was a Swedish naval officer and admiral. He was born as Olof Knape but became ennobled under the name Strömstierna in 1715.
Battle of Dynekilen
…Dynekilen) took place on 8 July 1716 during the Great Northern War between a Dano-Norwegian fleet under Peter Tordenskjold and a Swedish fleet under Olof Strömstierna. The battle resulted in a Dano-Norwegian victory. After Sweden lost at the Battle of Poltava, Frederik IV of Denmark, the Danish-Norwegian king, declared…
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