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  • Battle of Lier
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  • The Battle of Lier (Slaget ved Lier) was fought on 2 August 1814 between Sweden and the newly independent Norway as part of the Swedish-Norwegian War of 1814. The battle was the first major action of the war, and the Norwegian victory served as an important part to boost morale among the Norwegian troops. This was the second time during the Napoleonic Wars that a battle had taken place at Lier, the first was in 1808.
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Partof
  • the Swedish-Norwegian War of 1814
Date
  • 1814-08-02
Commander
  • Lt. Colonel Andreas Samuel Krebs
  • Major General Carl Pontus Gahn
Casualties
  • 3
  • 31
Result
  • Norwegian victory
combatant
  • Norway
Place
  • Line between Eidskog and Kongsvinger, Norway
Conflict
  • Battle of Lier 1814
abstract
  • The Battle of Lier (Slaget ved Lier) was fought on 2 August 1814 between Sweden and the newly independent Norway as part of the Swedish-Norwegian War of 1814. The battle was the first major action of the war, and the Norwegian victory served as an important part to boost morale among the Norwegian troops. This was the second time during the Napoleonic Wars that a battle had taken place at Lier, the first was in 1808.