January 8 in weather history

Carolean Death March

January 8, 1719 · Tydal Municipality

The Carolean Death March, also known as the Catastrophe on Øyfjellet was the disastrous retreat by a force of Swedish soldiers, under the command of Carl Gustaf Armfeldt, across the Tydalen mountain range in Trøndelag, Norway, around the new year 1718–1719.

Where it happened

Tydal Municipality, as Wikidata places it.

  • Winter storms and snow

The record

Date
January 8, 1719
Ended
January 16, 1719
Kind
Winter storm
Where
Tydal Municipality
Deaths
4,100
Injured
600

What happened

The Carolean Death March, also known as the Catastrophe on Øyfjellet was the disastrous retreat by a force of Swedish soldiers, under the command of Carl Gustaf Armfeldt, across the Tydalen mountain range in Trøndelag, Norway, around the new year 1718–1719.

From Wikipedia, “Carolean Death March”, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Sources

Wikidata Q481236 (CC0); text from Wikipedia, “Carolean Death March”, CC BY-SA 4.0.