▁the ▁French ▁dem ands . ▁On ▁ 1 7 ▁November ▁the ▁Swedish ▁government ▁declared ▁war ▁against ▁Great ▁Britain . ▁ ▁The ▁war ▁No ▁acts ▁of ▁war ▁occurred ▁during ▁the ▁conflict ▁and ▁Britain ▁was ▁even ▁allowed ▁to ▁station ▁boats ▁in ▁Han ö , ▁thus ▁" occup ying " ▁the ▁island . ▁Sweden ▁did ▁not ▁try ▁to ▁h inder ▁the ▁occupation ▁as ▁Britain ▁used ▁the ▁island ▁to ▁continue ▁trad ing ▁with ▁Sweden . ▁The ▁only ▁blood sh ed ▁during ▁the ▁war ▁occurred ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁of ▁June ▁ 1 8 1 1 , ▁when ▁Major - General ▁H amp us ▁M ör ner ▁with ▁ 1 4 0 ▁men ▁acted ▁to ▁dis per se ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁far mers ▁in ▁Kl å ger up ▁in ▁Sc ania ▁who ▁object ed ▁to ▁the ▁cons cription ▁policy . ▁In ▁the ▁Kl å ger up ▁ri ots , ▁M ör ner ' s ▁soldiers ▁killed ▁ 3 0 ▁far mers . ▁ ▁After math ▁The ▁elected ▁Crown ▁Prince ▁of ▁Sweden , ▁Dan ish ▁Prince ▁Charles ▁August , ▁had ▁died ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁May ▁ 1 8 1 0 , ▁and ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁August ▁ 1 8 1 0 , ▁the ▁f rench ▁mar shal ▁general ▁Jean - B apt iste ▁Bern ad otte ▁was ▁elected ▁crown ▁prince ▁of ▁Sweden . ▁Although ▁Bern ad otte ▁was ▁only ▁the ▁Crown ▁Prince ▁and ▁techn ically ▁sub serv ient ▁to ▁King ▁Charles ▁XIII , ▁the ▁King ' s ▁d eter ior ating ▁health ▁and ▁dis inter