Qualla: Battle of Lier (1814) https://qualla.com/battle-of-lier-1814 en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:05 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_m/u/6/8/w/battle-of-lier-1814-wp/hero-small.webp Qualla: Battle of Lier (1814) https://qualla.com/battle-of-lier-1814 Battle of Lier (1814): Introduction https://qualla.com/battle-of-lier-1814/ Photo credit Andreas Bloch, Public domain. The same heights, the same entrenchments, but a completely different war. On August 2, 1814, Swedish soldiers again attacked the Norwegian positions at Lier, this time attempting to crush a newly independent nation. Just months earlier, Norway had declared independence from Denmark and written its constitution at Eidsvoll Manor. Now Crown Prince Jean Baptiste Bernadotte, the former French marshal who had become heir to the Swedish throne, was determined to force Norway into union with Sweden. The battle that followed would prove that history does not always repeat itself, and that the defenders of Lier had learned from 1808.

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]]> Tue, 03 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/u/6/8/w/battle-of-lier-1814-wp/u68w-battle-of-lier-1814-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Battle of Lier (1814): A Nation Born in Crisis https://qualla.com/battle-of-lier-1814/ Photo credit Andreas Bloch, Public domain. Norway's independence in 1814 emerged from the wreckage of Napoleon's empire. Denmark-Norway had backed the losing side, and the victorious allies forced Denmark to cede Norway to Sweden in the Treaty of Kiel. The Norwegians had other ideas. On May 17, 1814, they adopted a consti...

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]]> Tue, 03 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/u/6/8/w/battle-of-lier-1814-wp/u68w-battle-of-lier-1814-a-nation-born-in-crisis.mp3 0:06 2 full Battle of Lier (1814): The Road to Kongsvinger https://qualla.com/battle-of-lier-1814/ Photo credit Andreas Bloch, Public domain. Gahn's force consisted of one Jager battalion and three infantry battalions from the Vasterbotten Regiment, plus one battalion from the Varmland Regiment. The advance began promisingly. Norwegian outposts at Matrand were too weak to resist and fell back. The Swedish troops camped...

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]]> Tue, 03 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/u/6/8/w/battle-of-lier-1814-wp/u68w-battle-of-lier-1814-the-road-to-kongsvinger.mp3 0:06 3 full Battle of Lier (1814): The Assault Breaks Down https://qualla.com/battle-of-lier-1814/ Photo credit Andreas Bloch, Public domain. On August 2, the Swedish columns advanced. The main body followed Kongeveien from Skotterud while 800-900 men took the road through Pramhus. They reunited at Abogen for a rest before splitting again at Flygind: two companies toward Tarven, one following the main road, and a fourt...

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]]> Tue, 03 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/u/6/8/w/battle-of-lier-1814-wp/u68w-battle-of-lier-1814-the-assault-breaks-down.mp3 0:06 4 full Battle of Lier (1814): Repeated Failure https://qualla.com/battle-of-lier-1814/ Photo credit Andreas Bloch, Public domain. Major General Gahn reinforced the main attack with two additional companies. His men tried repeatedly to take the entrenchment, throwing themselves against the Norwegian defenses only to be stopped each time. When Norwegian reserves counterattacked, the exhausted Swedish troops h...

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]]> Tue, 03 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/u/6/8/w/battle-of-lier-1814-wp/u68w-battle-of-lier-1814-repeated-failure.mp3 0:06 5 full Battle of Lier (1814): A Hero and a Nation https://qualla.com/battle-of-lier-1814/ Photo credit Andreas Bloch, Public domain. Lieutenant Colonel Krebs became a national hero. His victory at Lier was followed by another triumph at the Battle of Matrand three days later on August 5. These were the only Norwegian victories in an otherwise difficult campaign, but they proved invaluable at the negotiating ta...

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