Dano-Swedish War of 1808–1809

Dano-Swedish War of 1808–1809
	Part of the Napoleonic Wars and the English Wars
	; Clockwise from top: Battle of Lier; Battle of Mobekk; Battle of Prestebakke;
Date	14 March 1808 – 10 December 1809; (1 year, 8 months, 3 weeks and 5 days)
Location	Scandinavia
Result	Inconclusive Treaty of Jönköping;
Belligerents
Denmark–Norway; Co-belligerent: Russian Empire (Finnish War); Supported by: French Empire;	Sweden; Co-belligerent: United Kingdom (Gunboat War);
Commanders and leaders
Frederick VI; Christian August; Niels Stockfleth Darre; Hans Gram Holst; Werner de Seues; Christopher Frederik Lowzow; Johan Andreas Cornelius Ohme; Bernhard Ditlef von Staffeldt; Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte;	Gustav IV Adolf; Charles XIII; Gustaf Armfelt; Johan Christopher Toll; Georg Carl von Döbeln; Johan Bergenstråhle; Georg Adlersparre; ;
Strength
Denmark–Norway:; 36,000; French Empire:; 45,000; Total:; 81,000	23,000
Casualties and losses
210–400 killed or wounded; 152 captured;	200 killed or wounded; 900–1,200 captured;

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 acquire Norway by way of invasion while Denmark-Norway made ill-fated attempts to reconquer territories lost to Sweden in the 17th century. Peace was concluded on grounds of status quo ante bellum on 10 December 1809.

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