Anglo-Swedish war of 1810–1812
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| The Anglo-Swedish War of 1810–1812 | |||||||||
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| Part of the Napoleonic Wars | |||||||||
 Memorial plate to the Treaty of Örebro | |||||||||
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 United Kingdom |
 Sweden | ||||||||
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During the
Background
The Treaty of Paris, concluded on 6 January 1810, forced Sweden to join the Continental System, a trade embargo against Great Britain.[1] Since Great Britain was Sweden's biggest trade partner this caused economic difficulties, and trade continued to take place through smuggling. On 13 November that year, France delivered an ultimatum to the Swedish government demanding that within five days Sweden:[citation needed]
- Declare war against Great Britain,
- Confiscate all British ships in Swedish ports,
- Seize all British products in Sweden.
France and its allies threatened to declare war against Sweden if it did not meet the French demands. On 17 November the same year, the Swedish government declared war against Great Britain.[2]
The war
No acts of war occurred during the conflict and Britain was even allowed to station boats in Hanö, thus "occupying" the island. Sweden did not try to hinder this as Britain used the island to continue trading with Sweden.
Aftermath
The elected crown prince of Sweden, Danish Prince
After long negotiations, the
See also
Notes
- ISBN 9781451647686.
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- ^ Norie, John William (1827), p. 560
References
- http://blog.svd.se/historia/2012/11/07/hanos-brittiska-historia/
- http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/News-and-Events/Latest-News/2013/July/02/130702-Explorer-Pays-Respects-in-Sweden
Literature
- Norie, John William (1827) – The naval gazetteer, biographer, and chronologist; containing a history of the late wars, from their commencement in 1793 to their final conclusion in 1815; and continued, as to the biographical part, to the present time (J. W. Norie & Co) [ISBN missing]
- Sundberg, Ulf (1998) – Svenska krig, 1521–1814 (Hjalmarson & Högberg, Stockholm) ISBN 91-89080-14-9
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