Qualla: Battle of Mobekk https://qualla.com/battle-of-mobekk 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-mobekk-wp/hero-small.webp Qualla: Battle of Mobekk https://qualla.com/battle-of-mobekk Battle of Mobekk: Introduction https://qualla.com/battle-of-mobekk/ Photo credit Andreas Bloch, Public domain. Sergeant Diricker climbed atop the earthen defenses each time the Norwegians attacked, swinging his hat and mocking the enemy. It was May 18, 1808, and 130 Swedish soldiers were holding a small redoubt at Mobekk against 450 Norwegians determined to break through. The sergeant's bravado captured something essential about this forgotten engagement along the Skinnarbøl River: raw courage on both sides, three desperate Norwegian assaults, and a Swedish victory that would be rendered meaningless within days when General Armfelt misread his orders and abandoned Norway entirely.

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]]> Tue, 03 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/u/6/8/w/battle-of-mobekk-wp/u68w-battle-of-mobekk-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Battle of Mobekk: Aftermath of Lier https://qualla.com/battle-of-mobekk/ Photo credit Andreas Bloch, Public domain. A month had passed since the Swedish victory at the Lier entrenchment, but General Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt had gone nowhere. His artillery was too weak to siege Kongsvinger Fortress, so he fortified his positions and waited for the spring thaw to break up the ice on the Glomma Riv...

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]]> Tue, 03 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/u/6/8/w/battle-of-mobekk-wp/u68w-battle-of-mobekk-aftermath-of-lier.mp3 0:06 2 full Battle of Mobekk: Three Columns Attack https://qualla.com/battle-of-mobekk/ Photo credit Andreas Bloch, Public domain. Raeder personally led the left column against Mobekk, the strongest Swedish position, at 11:30 AM. The redoubt was held by just 90 men from the Halsinge and Narke-Varmland regiments under Captain Strom. The center and right columns struck the Swedish positions at Skansgarden and ...

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]]> Tue, 03 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/u/6/8/w/battle-of-mobekk-wp/u68w-battle-of-mobekk-three-columns-attack.mp3 0:06 3 full Battle of Mobekk: The Hat-Swinging Sergeant https://qualla.com/battle-of-mobekk/ Photo credit Andreas Bloch, Public domain. Norwegian sharpshooters climbed onto the roofs of nearby farmhouses, pouring accurate fire down into the Swedish positions. The defenders crouched behind their earthworks, taking casualties but holding firm. Then came the first assault. Norwegian infantry charged the redoubt and ...

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]]> Tue, 03 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/u/6/8/w/battle-of-mobekk-wp/u68w-battle-of-mobekk-the-hat-swinging-sergeant.mp3 0:06 4 full Battle of Mobekk: Disputed Casualties https://qualla.com/battle-of-mobekk/ Photo credit Andreas Bloch, Public domain. The Norwegians reported 7 killed, 27 wounded, and 6 captured, a figure that multiple sources consider suspiciously low given three failed assaults against fortified positions. Swedish estimates ranged as high as 269 Norwegian casualties, including 16 prisoners. The truth likely l...

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]]> Tue, 03 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/u/6/8/w/battle-of-mobekk-wp/u68w-battle-of-mobekk-disputed-casualties.mp3 0:06 5 full Battle of Mobekk: A Campaign Ends in Confusion https://qualla.com/battle-of-mobekk/ Photo credit Andreas Bloch, Public domain. Six days after Mobekk, on May 24, General Armfelt received orders from King Gustav IV Adolf. The king planned to land an Anglo-Swedish force in Denmark and wanted Armfelt to assume a defensive posture. Armfelt interpreted this as an order to retreat entirely. On May 29, he began ...

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