Siege of Tennevoll (Mink's World)

The Siege of Tennevoll was the igniting battle of the Troms Civil War. This started the 10th and ended the 10th. Finn Watland was the Sympathizers leader.

Prelude
Before the battle Started Swedish and Sympathizer troops review their targets on the 8th. Troms had very little defenses although any man in Tennevoll above 18 had some form of weaponry. Many only had knives and short ranged weapons witch played into the large Troms casualties. The highest ranking officer in the town was Vegard Valla. Swedish and Sympathizer troops started preparing on the 9th.

Battle At Severbakkan
The first confrontations was between Swedish and Troms troops in Severbakkan. Finn Watland ordered the 500 Swedish volunteers to attack Severbakkan. This first attack was where 50 Troms Militia died. Brutal fighting followed the order to attack. By noon Troms Militia was falling back to Tennevoll.

Siege Of Tennevoll
The Siege of Tennevoll was the real starting of the Troms Civil War. After the inhabitants of Severabakkan retreated to the more armed and fortified town of Tennevoll the Swedish authorized the plan to surround the town and then enclose into the town. At about 3 o'clock the plan to advance into the town was was authorized. The Troms Militia commander Vegard Valla did not hat to do about the advance until it was too late. When the advance was authorized the towns defenses were lightly guarded. No one man could have got to their position in time to the advancing Swedish and Sympathizers. Either the men died or tried to find another hold back line.

Amoung the chaos Vegard and 3 men fled the town to warn the Troms parliament of the Attack. No one knew who was in command after Vegard fled so a group decided to raise the white flag and tell that they were surrendering. Tennevoll lade in Sympathizers hands. The total combined killed was 202 and 5 wounded The Sympathizers took home 200 Troms Militia. After Vegard left he told the Parliament of the Attack and on the next day war was declared.