Battle of Hjerpe Skans

The Battle of Hjerpe Skans took place during the Dano-Swedish War, from 1808 to 1809, consisting of two different assaults. The battle resulted in a final victory for Denmark–Norway.

First assault
On August 16th, 1808, an army of 644 Norwegian troops attacked a Hjerpe redoubt. The first assault began at 16:00 CET (UTC+1). The assault lasted for about six hours, until 21:00 CET the same day. One Swedish soldier was killed, while five Swedish soldiers were injured. One Norwegian soldier was killed, while five Norwegian soldiers were injured (2 critically). After the fighting, the Norwegian troops withdrew from the position of the fort.

Second assault
Nearing one year after the first assault, the Norwegian forces returned to the redoubt. This time, they arrived with a much larger force, with almost 1,200 more men, totally to 1,824 men. The army was led by Captain Døbeln og von Krogh. When the Norwegian forces approached the Hjerpe redoubt, on 16 July 1809, Colonel Nordenadler retreated from the redoubt to the east with his army of 200 Swedish troops. Norwegian forces occupied the now-abandoned fort and promptly demolished it one week later on 23 July 1909. The war between Sweden and Denmark-Norway ended on 25 July 1809, and the Norwegian forces left the area four days later.

Aftermath
This battle was a factor that led to the end of the Dano-Swedish War of 1808–1809, where the peace treaty, the Treaty of Jönköping was signed only months later. Today, only the damaged remains of the ground floor of the redoubt tower remain, as well as the gunpowder cellar constructed in 1713.