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War against Denmark & Norway 1813-1814 December 7, 1813 is a Danish force at Bornhöft, Duchy of At the Peace Treaty in Kiel January 15, 1814 Denmark Holstein (Danish controlled) attacked by a Swedish loses Norway to Sweden but receive the Swedish cavalry force led by Lieutenant-General Skjöldebrand, Pomerania instead. who won the battle. All of Holstein is occupied by Swedish forces in early January 1814. Defence of Sweden's Norwegian border 1813 Official letter from the Regiment of Bohuslän outpost at Högsäter... …(near the border) by Crown Mail to Gläborg (35 km) with manuscript Crown coil and notation in Swedish “Speedy deliverance by postmen. Dispatched Jul. 4, 1813 6 am / Gädda”. Sender was the com- mander at Högsäter, Captain C.G.W Broberg. Content about transport of the regiment's soldiers from the outpost to Uddevalla. Campaign against Denmark 1813 By Sw. military courier (Field Post) to Oldenburg, Holstein... ...with marking in Sw. “Deliverance by postman in trot” from Lieutenant- General Anders Fredrik Skjöldebrand (Dec. 1813). The Royal Scanian Carabineer field Battalion, composed of 500 riders, was part of the cavalry division commanded by Skjöldebrand. In Jan. 1814 were the carabineers marching south to join the allied forces against Napoleon. Duration: Mar, 1813 - Jan. 15, 1814 Main area: Norwegian border & Denmark Enemy: Denmark Sw. militaries: approx. 17000