In 1718, after several defeats in the Great Northern War, Sweden had lost its eastern territories to Russia. Too weakened to retake these, Charles XII of Sweden instead planned an attack on Norway to force the Dano-Norwegian

That afternoon a violent northwesterly blizzard struck, with its strong wind swirling up the light snow. The resulting poor visibility and biting cold forced Armfeldt to encamp on

• Carl Gustaf Armfeldt
• Caroleans

• Karolinerspelet (in Norwegian)

On 8 January 1719 the army left Haltdalen and marched to Tydal, a distance of almost 30 kilometres. Due to the cold weather, about 200 men died on the mountains from

On 18 January, Norwegian major Emahusen set off up the mountain on the trail of the Swedish army. He found hundreds of dead Caroleans. The horses that were still alive ran around without riders, while others lay collapsed harnessed to fully loaded

• Karl-Aage Schwartzkopf (1960). Yngste Karolinen.
• Anders Hansson (1990). Karolinernas dödsmarsch i Jämtlandsfjällen. Jämtlands läns museum.