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In 1803, the United Kingdom had declared war on France, and Sweden remained neutral, together with Denmark–Norway and Prussia.However, after the execution of Louis-Antoine-Henri de Bourbon-Condé in 1804, the Swedish government broke all diplomatic ties with France and concluded a convention to allow the British to use Swedish Pomerania as a military base against France in exchange for payments.
The Dano-Swedish War of 1808–1809 was a war between Denmark–Norway and Sweden due to Denmark–Norway's alliance with France and Sweden's alliance with the United Kingdom during the Napoleonic Wars. Neither Sweden nor Denmark-Norway had wanted war to begin with but once pushed into it through their respective alliances, Sweden made a bid to ...
Danish military victory; 5 Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790) [67] Location: Finland, Baltic Sea, Sweden. Sweden Russian Empire Denmark-Norway(1788–1789) [79] Favourable outcome for Sweden; Status quo ante bellum: 3000 Swedish–Algerian war of 1791–1792 (1791–1792) Location: Mediterranean. Sweden: Regency of Algiers Ottoman Empire (De-jure)
During the Napoleonic Wars until 1810, Sweden and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland were allies in the war against Napoleon.As a result of Sweden's defeat in the Finnish War and the Pomeranian War, and the following Treaty of Fredrikshamn and Treaty of Paris, Sweden declared war on the UK.
Pages in category "Swedish military commanders of the Napoleonic Wars" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Russo-Swedish War of 1788–90, known as Gustav III's Russian War in Sweden and as Catherine II's Swedish War in Russia, was fought between Sweden and Russia from June 1788 to August 1790. The conflict was initiated by King Gustav III of Sweden for domestic political reasons, as he believed that a short war would leave the opposition no ...
The Dano-Swedish War of 1813–1814 [5] also referred to as Charles John’s campaign against Denmark, or as the War for Norway (Danish: Kampen om Norge) [6] [7] was the Coalition campaign against Denmark-Norway led by the Swedish crown prince Charles John, and it was the last major conflict between Denmark and Sweden.
The Swedish Army (Swedish: Svenska Armén) is the land force of the Swedish Armed Forces of the Kingdom of Sweden in Northern Europe / Scandinavia. The army's history dates back to the Swedish War of Liberation in 1521.