Battle of Alvøen
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battle-of-alv-en-175-13065000
title:
Battle of Alvøen
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The Battle of Alvøen was a naval battle of the Gunboat War between Denmark–Norway and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. It was fought on 16 May 1808 in Vatlestraumen, outside Bergen in Norway, between the British frigate HMS Tartar and a Norwegian force consisting of four kanonjolles and one kanonsjalupp. The Royal Navy was then blockading the coast of Norway, causing major difficulties since the country was then dependent on Danish imports of grain and other foodstuffs. Having lo
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Alv%C3%B8en
date created:
2009-03-04T11:42:08Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T08:12:17Z
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