Battle of Berby

Battle of Berby
Part of the Dano-Swedish War of 1808–09
Battle of Berby, by Niels Truslew
Date 12 September 1808 Location Berby, Norway Result See aftermath
Belligerents
Sweden	Denmark–Norway
Commanders and leaders
Carl Henric Posse	Andreas Samuel Krebs
Strength
600–650[1]	650 2 guns[1]
Casualties and losses
3 killed 45 wounded[1]	6 killed 15 wounded 23 captured 1 gun captured[1]

The Battle of Berby was fought on 12 September 1808, between Swedish and Norwegian forces, during the Dano-Swedish War of 1808–09. Ever since the Battle of Prestebakke, the western front had been relatively calm, until colonel Posse launched a reconnaissance towards the Norwegian positions around at Berby, under Andreas Samuel Krebs; the Swedes pushed the Norwegians in front of them, all the way to Berby itself, where the Norwegians made a sturdy hold. At that time, Posse requested a ceasefire, as his reconnaissance had essentially evolved into a larger encounter; krebs accepted and after half an hour, the Swedes went back across the border. The battle was the last significant engagement between Swedish and Norwegian forces, that year.