Battle of Silda

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Battle of Silda was a naval battle fought on 23 July 1810 between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Denmark–Norway near the Norwegian island of Silda in Sogn og Fjordane county. The battle occurred during the Gunboat War, itself part of the Napoleonic Wars. In the battle, two British frigates captured or destroyed three or four Dano-Norwegian gunboats. The Danish-Norwegian and British accounts of the battle differ.

1810  Wikidata
naval battleDenmark–NorwayUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandNorway

HMS SatyrHMS Seadog

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1810 Battle of Silda
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    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    eventarmed conflict1810Battle of SildaDenmark–Norway, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, naval battleWikidata
    objectwatercraftHMS Seadogdestroyed building or structure, submarine, S-class submarineWikidata
    siteshipwreckHMS Satyrshipwreck, submarine, S-class submarineWikidata