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CASUALTY RECORD // July 6, 1812

Battle of Lyngør

Estimated casualties — killed, wounded, captured, and missing — by side, with confidence labels per surviving record.

Casualties by side

1 sides catalogued · combined 133 estimated

  • Великобритания

    133

    Medium-confidence figure

Battle context

The Battle of Lyngør resulted in the destruction of Denmark–Norway's last major warship, the frigate Najaden. A British squadron of one ship of the line and three brig-sloops located Najaden sheltering off Lyngør and engaged her, inflicting severe losses: 133 of her crew were killed and 87 wounded against British casualties of only 9 killed and 26 wounded. By eliminating Denmark–Norway's remaining significant naval vessel, the engagement effectively ended any meaningful Dano-Norwegian capacity for conventional fleet operations in the Gunboat War, leaving Denmark–Norway reliant on its smaller gunboat forces for the remainder of the conflict.

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