Battle of Trangen
The Battle of Trangen took place on 25 April 1808 at Trangen in Flisa, Hedemarkens Amt, between Swedish and Norwegian troops, as a part of the Dano-Swedish War of 1808-1809. The invading Swedish troops, led by Colonel Carl Pontus Gahn, were surrounded and forced to surrender by the Norwegian troops under the command of Bernhard Ditlef von Staffeldt. Gahn and around 450 of his troops were captured.
| Battle of Trangen | |||||||
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| Part of the Dano-Swedish War of 1808-1809 | |||||||
Surrounded Swedish forces, by Andreas Bloch | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Sweden | Denmark–Norway | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Carl Pontus Gahn (POW) | Bernhard Ditlef von Staffeldt | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 531 | 1,050 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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25 killed 57 wounded 433 captured |
15 killed 52 wounded 2 captured | ||||||
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