Assault on Eda Sconce
| Assault on Eda sconce | |||||||||
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| Part of the Dano-Swedish War (1657–1658) | |||||||||
Map showing the work done at Eda sconce in 1717 | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Swedish Empire | Denmark–Norway | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Clas Fleming (WIA) Christenstein (WIA) Oluf Pärsson | Michael Opitz | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
| Eda sconce garrison | Akershus regiment | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
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875–1,900 men 12 guns | 309 men | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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25 killed 20 wounded | 20 killed | ||||||||
The Assault on Eda sconce was an incident on 11 February 1658, when a Norwegian force under Michael Opitz attacked the Swedish Sconce at Eda. The Norwegians were successful at first, but were later repelled by the Swedish artillery fire, forcing them to withdraw. The fighting lasted for 2 hours.