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The Danes attacked Hedvigsholm first; after withstanding several attacks, the Swedes defending it were forced to abandon it and retire to Carlsten on 20 July. Malepert had been taken already on 13 July and Gustafsberg was abandoned soon thereafter. Carlsten no longer had outposts, and after strong
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bombardment from all sides, finally surrendered on 23 July, with the condition that the commander along with his men would be sent to
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After taking Carlsten, Gyldenløve installed a strong detachment of troops under Løvenhjelm to defend Marstrand before returning to
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was taken by a Swedish force. After a fiercely cold winter struck, no military movements took place until June, when
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Carlsten fortress during the Danish siege, 1677, with Hedvigsholm, Malepert, and Gustafsberg.
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located in the harbour itself). The defenders tallied 600, led by commander (
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inlet), Gustafsborg (by the southern harbour inlet), and Hedvigsholm (on a
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and the three strong-points Malepert (on the east side of the northern
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to retake Strömstad. After doing this Løvenhielm proceeded to
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was a successful Dano-Norwegian siege of the harbor town of
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which took place between 6–23 July 1677, during the
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Marstrand
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Swedish Empire
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Anders Sinclair
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Ulrik Frederik Gyldenløve
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