War in Denmark
In December 1813, the Swedish army attacked Danish troops in Holstein. General Anders Skjöldebrand defeated the Danes at Bornhöved on 7 December 1813. Three days later, the Danish Auxiliary Corps scored a victory over the Swedes at Sehested. However, the Danish victory could not change the course of war.
On 14 January 1814, the Treaty of Kiel was concluded between Sweden and Denmark–Norway. By the terms of the treaty, Norway was to be ceded to the king of Sweden. However, the Norwegians rejected the terms of the treaty, declaring independence and adopting their own constitution on 17 May. On 27 July, Swedish forces invaded Norway and after a short war, an armistice was concluded at the Convention of Moss on 14 August.
Norway accepted to enter into a personal union with Sweden as a separate state with its own constitution and institutions, except for the common king and foreign service. The Union between Sweden and Norway was formally established on 4 November 1814, when the Norwegian parliament adopted the constitutional amendments necessary to allow for the union, and elected Charles XIII of Sweden as king of Norway.
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