| Fortification Upgrades |
Article Index for Fortification |
Website Links For Upgrades |
Information AboutFortification Upgrades |
| CATEGORIES ABOUT FORTIFICATION UPGRADES | |
| forts in norway | |
|
In 1673 Denmark dispatched Gyldenløve as Statholder to Norway to organize the military forces and strengthen the defenses of the kingdom. After a tour of facilities, he recommended upgrades to both the fortresses and the military forces. In the summer of 1675. 1800 men were kept at work on the fortresses at Akershus , Fredrikstad , and Fredrikshald . The Norwegian army in this period was much better prepared for conflict than in any of the previous Swedish wars. It numbered 12,000 men in five regiments of infantry, 6 companies of cavalry, and an artillery division with 76 field pieces. An additional Norwegian regiment was serving in Denmark. References History of the Norwegian People, by Knut Gjerset, MacMillan, 1915 |
|
|