Christiansholm Fortress
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Christiansholm Fortress was a Norwegian fortress built to defend the city of Kristiansand.
Portion of the fortress featuring the tower.
Cannons at Christiansholm Fortress
Christiansholm Festning and harbor
Kristiansand Boardwalk
HMS Spencer (1800)
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HMS Spencer was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 10 May 1800 at Bucklers Hard. Her designer was the French émigré shipwright Jean-Louis Barrallier. She served in two
Christiansholm Fortress
…Today the fortress is connected to the mainland. The only time the fortress was involved in active conflict was against a Royal Navy squadron led by HMS Spencer on 18 September 1807 during the English Wars. After the Battle of Copenhagen, the only remaining ship of the line of the Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy was…
Naval combat between the French ship Formidable commanded by Captain Troude, and three British naval ships, Caesar, Spencer, Venerable and the frigate Thames in sight of Cadiz, 13 July 1801