Battle of Matrand

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 and 36 captured.

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
Result Norwegian victory
Belligerents
Norway Sweden
Commanders and leaders
Andreas Samuel Krebs Carl Pontus Gahn
Strength
2,500–3,822
6 guns		 1,200–1,400
6 guns
Casualties and losses
50 killed
60 wounded
36 captured		 60 killed
288 captured and or wounded
War of the Sixth Coalition:
Swedish–Norwegian War (1814)
100km
62miles
Langnes
7
Rakkestad
6
Matrand
Fredrikstad
4
Lier
3
Tistedalen
2
Hvaler
1
The color black indicates the current battle.
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