What the records say
- When
- 19 Apr 1808 – 20 Apr 1808
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 59.32° N, 13.58° E
- Description
- 1808 battle
Placed at the town its title names, Toverud.
Battle of Toverud
1808 battles between Sweden and Denmark-Norway
The Battle of Toverud or the Battles of Rakkestad and Toverud were several skirmishes fought around Toverud in Aurskog and Rakkestad in Østfold, on 19 and 20 April 1808, as a part of the Dano-Swedish War of 1808-1809. Christian August sent a larger force to cut off and destroy the scattered Swedish detachments under Gustaf Olof Lagerbring.
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