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| | The Norwegian-Swedish War of 1814 |
 | | In May 1814, the Norwegian constitution was written in a matter of days. On May 17th, the constitution of Norway was signed and the Danish Prince, Christian Fredrik was, chosen as the King. |
 | | The Norwegians retreated towards Lier, it appears that Lt. Colonel Krebs at first thought to meet the Swedish east of Lier, but changed his mind and pulled his forces into the Lier position. |
 | | Norway agreed to join in a union with Sweden, but retained a certain amount of self-autonomy, including being allowed to keep the constitution the brave founding fathers wrote up in a few days, and signed on May 17 |
| www.napoleon-series.org /military/battles/c_norway1814.html (1408 words) |
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