The Great Northern War was the war fought between a coalition of Denmark–Norway, Russia and Saxony-Poland on one side and Sweden on the other side from 1700 to 1721. It started by a coordinated attack
Bringing Home the Body of King Karl XII of Sweden (Gustaf Cederström. 1884)
Battle of Poltava (Pierre-Denis Martin, 1726)
Victory at Narva (Gustaf Cederström, 1905)
Kongsvinger Fortress
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Kongsvinger Fortress is located in the city of Kongsvinger which is located within Kongsvinger Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is situated on a hill west and north of the Glomma river, st
Norway during the Great Northern War
…to mobilise, and by the end of October 6,000 men were assembled on the Swedish border at Svinesund while 1,500 were congregated near the border at Kongsvinger Fortress. In August, 1710 Baron Waldemar Løvendal returned in Norway as Governor and commander of a country much drained in resources by the wars of the past…
Kongsvinger Fortress seen from the south
Arsenal at Kongsvinger Fortress.
Well and old barracks at Kongsvinger Fortress.