What the records say
- When
- 12 Sep 1808
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 58.96° N, 11.49° E
- Description
- 1808 battle between Sweden and Denmark-Norway
Battle of Berby
1808 battle between Sweden and Denmark-Norway
The Battle of Berby was fought on 12 September 1808, between Swedish and Norwegian forces, during the Dano-Swedish War of 1808–09. Ever since the Battle of Prestebakke, the western front had been relatively calm, until colonel Posse launched a reconnaissance towards the Norwegian positions around at Berby, under Andreas Samuel Krebs; the Swedes pushed the Norwegians in front of them, all the way to Berby itself, wher…
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