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 Norway was involved in the following military actions:
-'''1563-70'''<nowiki>:&nbsp; The Nordic Seven-Year War.</nowiki>
+The Nordic Seven-Year War, 1563-1570. (War against Sweden waged by Frederic II of Denmark to win control of the Baltic Sea failed).
-'''1611-13'''<nowiki>:&nbsp; The Kalmar War.</nowiki>
+The Kalmar War, 1611-1613. (Denmark-Norway against Sweden).
-'''1643-45'''<nowiki>:&nbsp; The Hannibal Feud.</nowiki>
+The Hannibal Feud, 1643-1645 (Norway lost Jämtland and Härjedalen to Sweden).
-'''1657-60:&nbsp;''' The Krabbe War and Bjelke Feud.
+The Krabbe War and Bjelke Feud, 1657-1660. (Norway lost Trondheim len and Romsdal to Sweden, but took back Jämtland and Härjedalen).
-'''1675-79:&nbsp;''' The Gyldenløve Feud.
+The Gyldenløve Feud, 1675-1679 (Norway's army went against Sweden. Also called the war of Skåne).
-'''1709-20:&nbsp;''' The Eleven-Year War.
+The Eleven-Year War, 1709-1720 (At peace of 1720 Denmark lost many German possessions. Small colonies were established in West Indies and Greenland).
-'''1788:&nbsp;'''Action against Sweden (in Bohuslän).
+Action against Sweden in Bohuslän, 1788. (Denmark-Norway tried to take the fortress Bohus in Bohuslän).
-'''1807-14:&nbsp;''' Napoleonic War.
+The Napoleonic War, 1807-1814. (Ended by treaty of Kiel in 1814 which forced Denmark to cede Norway to Sweden).
-'''1940-45:&nbsp;''' Occupation during the World War II.
+Occupation during the World War II, 1940-1945.
 For more historical information about the Norwegian military, see:
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 More military histories are listed in the Family History Library Catalog under:
 NORWAY - MILITARY HISTORY.
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