Battle of Grimstad Bay
| Battle of Grimstad Bay | |||||||
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| Part of the Napoleonic Wars and the Gunboat War | |||||||
Depiction of the battle | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Denmark–Norway | United Kingdom | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown amount of Norwegian volunteers | 1 frigate | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Several killed or wounded | ||||||
The Battle of Grimstad Bay (Norwegian: Bataljen på Grimstad havn) was an amphibious assault by the United Kingdom against Denmark–Norway that took place in the town of Grimstad, situated on the southern coast of present-day Norway. The battle was a part of the blockade that the Royal Navy maintained on the country from 1807 to 1814 during the Napoleonic Wars.