Swedish–Norwegian War

The 1814 war in which Sweden invaded Norway after its declaration of independence. It ended with the Convention of Moss and Norway entering a union with Sweden while retaining its constitution.

Convention of Moss: The 1814 agreement that ended hostilities between Sweden and Norway and arranged Norway’s entry into a union with Sweden. Its terms ended the war and allowed Norway to preserve its constitution.
Treaty of Kiel: The 1814 treaty that transferred Norway from Denmark to Sweden after the Napoleonic Wars. Its transfer of Norway prompted the independence declaration that preceded the invasion.
Sweden–Norway: The personal union of Sweden and Norway that lasted from 1814 until Norway’s dissolution of the union in 1905. The war established the union, whose constitutional arrangement lasted for decades.
Swedish invasion of Norway (1814): The Swedish military campaign into Norway in July and August 1814 to secure the union stipulated by the Treaty of Kiel. It was the war’s central offensive, distinct from the political negotiations that followed.
Norwegian Constitution of 1814: Norway’s constitution, adopted at Eidsvoll on 17 May 1814 and amended when the country entered union with Sweden. Preserving this constitution was central to the settlement after the fighting.
Norwegian Constituent Assembly: The assembly that met at Eidsvoll in 1814, adopted Norway’s constitution, and elected Christian Frederik king. Its decisions established the independent Norwegian government Sweden sought to overturn.
Dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden: The peaceful end of the Sweden–Norway union in 1905, when Norway became fully independent. It marks the eventual end of the political arrangement imposed after the war.
Norway under Danish rule: Norway’s political subordination within the Danish monarchy, lasting from the late Middle Ages until 1814. The Swedish union replaced this earlier arrangement, but preserved a separate Norwegian constitution.
Battle of Fredrikstad: A Swedish victory during the 1814 campaign that helped bring Norwegian resistance toward a negotiated end. The battle illustrates the military pressure behind Norway’s decision to negotiate.
Norwegian independence movement: The political movement that sought self-government and national independence for Norway, especially in 1814. Its declaration of independence set the conflict in motion.

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Union between Sweden and NorwayRelated: Military defeat brought Norway into the union, but not as a conquered province.