Battle of Lier

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Battle of Lier
Part of Norwegian-Swedish War of 1814
Date August 2, 1814 Location line between Eidskog and Kongsvinger, Norway Result Norwegian victory
Belligerents
Norway	Sweden
Commanders
Lt. Colonel Krebs	Colonel Carl Pontus Gahn
Strength
3 battalions of infantry,70 mounted Jagers, and 4 three pounder guns	5 battalions of infantry, and 8 three pounder guns.
Casualties and losses
30	130

The Battle of Lier was fought on August 2, 1814 between Sweden and the newly independent Norway as part of the Norwegian-Swedish War of 1814. It was the first major action of the war. The battle was a route of Swedish soldiers and a mere slaughter. Norwegian Jägers surrounded the Swedish forces retreating from Kongsvinger. In the battle that was fought, about 100 Swedish soldiers were killed. The battle resulted in a Norwegian victory, and forced Colonel Gahn to retreat.

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• The Norwegian-Swedish War of 1814