Battle of Matrand | |||||||
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Part of the Swedish–Norwegian War of 1814 | |||||||
Combat at Skotterud, by Andreas Bloch | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Norway | Sweden | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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] |
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.