Battle of Matrand

Battle of Matrand
Part of the Swedish–Norwegian War of 1814

Combat at Skotterud, by Andreas Bloch
Date5 August 1814
Location
Matrand, Eidskog, Norway
60°02′N 12°08′E / 60.033°N 12.133°E / 60.033; 12.133
Result Norwegian victory
Belligerents
Norway Norway Sweden
Commanders and leaders
Norway Andreas Samuel Krebs Carl Pontus Gahn
Strength
2,500[1]–3,822[2]
6 guns		 1,200[2]–1,400[3]
6 guns
Casualties and losses
50 killed
60 wounded
36 captured[2]		 60 killed
288 captured and or wounded[2]
War of the Sixth Coalition:
Swedish–Norwegian War (1814)
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Battle of Langnes on 9 August 1814
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Battle of Rakkestad on 6 August 1814
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Hvaler
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The Battle of Matrand (Norwegian: Slaget ved Matrand) was a military battle on 5 August 1814 between Norwegian and Swedish forces as part of the Swedish-Norwegian War of 1814. The battle took place near the village of Matrand in Eidskog and at Skotterud. It was the bloodiest battle of the entire war, in which the Swedes lost more than 340 men, of which 270 were captured; the Norwegians lost around 50 men with 90 wounded[4] [5] and 36 captured.

  1. ^ Bergenstråhle 1917, p. 543.
  2. ^ a b c d Götlin 1820, pp. 87–95.
  3. ^ Sundberg 2010, p. 363.
  4. ^ Njåstad 2021.
  5. ^ Krigen 2018.