In the old Napoleonic Wars Forum I started a thread on the campaigns and armies of Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland. It attracted many knowledgeable people such as jf42 (John Fortune), Janner and another forum member who went under the name Skarpskytten and we had some very interesting discussions. I’d like to restart that thread here and hopefully get reacquainted with you all!
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These books about Norway might be of interest. They are all in Norwegian, but the bottom one is very old and thus the language is similar to Danish.
Hvor forberedt var den norske hær på krig i 1814? (https://www.duo.uio.no/bitstream/handle/10852/23324/1/EDWilmarMasterxvx1x0.pdf)
Den norske hær : uniformer i dansketiden : et billedhefte (https://www.nb.no/items/5e9fc5f787568e23baaefe6563d738f5?page=0&searchText=Den%20norske%20h%C3%A6r%20og%201814 )
Den norske hær og 1814 (https://www.nb.no/items/92a77616552a9b3e7b4a549eec73f6f7?page=0&searchText=Den%20norske%20h%C3%A6r%20og%201814)
Erindringer fra krigsaarene 1808-1814 (https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2013050224111?page=0)
Best regards, Andreas
Joshua,
I appreciate your proposal very much! Here some stuff in German (obviously originally in Swedish, but I think German is easier to understand):
- Swederus: Schwedens Politik und Kriege in den Jahren 1808 bis 1814. 2 vol., https://books.google.de/books?id=7FNKAAAAYAAJ and
- Björlin: Der Krieg in Norwegen 1814. https://books.google.de/books?id=E-txAAAAIAAJ&q=Krieg+Norwegen+1814
Best regards, Thomas
These books might be helpful in studying the Scandinavian armies of the period:
-Between the Imperial Eagles: Sweden's Armed Forces during the Revolutionary and the Napoleonic Wars 1780-1820 by various author contributors (19).
-Den Danske Haer I Napoleonstiden 1801-1814 by Hans Christian Wolter, Helge Scheunchen, Ole Frantzen and Christian Wurgler Hansen.
The Danish Army of the Napoleonic Wars 1801-1814, Volume I by David Wilson.
The Danish Army of the Napoleonic Wars 1801-1814, Volume II by David Wilson.
And the following might be useful to understand why Denmark entered the war on the side of the French:
-Defying Napoleon: How Britain Bombarded Copenhagen and Seized the Danish Fleet in 1807 by Thomas Munch-Petersen.
Good idea, an arena that would benefit from additional scholarship, especially in English.
You might want to copy a link from the NSFArchives to refresh our memories.