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The Battle of Alvøen was a naval battle of the Gunboat War between Denmark-Norway and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. It was fought on 16 May 1808 in Vatlestraumen, outside Bergen in Norway, between the British frigate HMS Tartar and a Norwegian force consisting of four kanonjolles and one kanonsjalupp (collectively known as gunboats).

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  • The Battle of Alvøen was a naval battle of the Gunboat War between Denmark-Norway and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. It was fought on 16 May 1808 in Vatlestraumen, outside Bergen in Norway, between the British frigate HMS Tartar and a Norwegian force consisting of four kanonjolles and one kanonsjalupp (collectively known as gunboats). The Royal Navy was then blockading the coast of Norway, causing major difficulties since the country was then dependent on Danish imports of grain and other foodstuffs. Having lost their fleet in the Battle of Copenhagen in 1807, Denmark-Norway was unable to afford the time or money to rebuild their high-seas fleet of corvettes, frigates and ships of the line and so had been forced to construct small vessels or gunboats for coastal defence. The British frigate was underway to Bergen harbour in search of a Dutch privateer named Gelderland, known by the British to be seeking shelter in the harbour during repairs. On the evening on 15 May, a message was received at Bergenhus Fortress stating that a British frigate had been sighted, and was probably heading towards Bergen. After the frigate had been sighted at Alvøen, near Bergen, on 16 May, the five vessels making up the entire Norwegian sea force in the Bergen region were ordered to row out and engage the enemy. The frigate lay becalmed outside Alvøen, and in thick fog. The Norwegian vessels took up a position between Alvøen and the frigate, and opened fire. The battle lasted about one hour, during which the British lost 2 men, including Post Captain Bettesworth, commander of the frigate. Norwegian losses were four men killed and unknown amount wounded. (en)
  • La bataille d'Alvøen est une bataille maritime faisant partie intégrante de la guerre des canonnières qui opposa le royaume du Danemark et de Norvège et le Royaume-Uni. Elle fut livrée le 16 mai 1808 dans les eaux du Vatlestraumen, en face de Bergen en Norvège, entre la frégate britannique HMS Tartar et divers forces norvégiennes composées de 4 kanonjolles et d'une kanonsjalupps (conjointement appelées canonnières en français). (fr)
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  • La bataille d'Alvøen est une bataille maritime faisant partie intégrante de la guerre des canonnières qui opposa le royaume du Danemark et de Norvège et le Royaume-Uni. Elle fut livrée le 16 mai 1808 dans les eaux du Vatlestraumen, en face de Bergen en Norvège, entre la frégate britannique HMS Tartar et divers forces norvégiennes composées de 4 kanonjolles et d'une kanonsjalupps (conjointement appelées canonnières en français). (fr)
  • The Battle of Alvøen was a naval battle of the Gunboat War between Denmark-Norway and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. It was fought on 16 May 1808 in Vatlestraumen, outside Bergen in Norway, between the British frigate HMS Tartar and a Norwegian force consisting of four kanonjolles and one kanonsjalupp (collectively known as gunboats). (en)
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