Battle of Lier

The Battle of Lier was fought on 18 April 1808, between Swedish and Norwegian forces, during a Swedish invasion of Norway. The Swedes crossed the border in several brigades, of which the General-in-chief, Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt, followed the first; he arrived at the strong Norwegian position at the Lier entrenchment and decided to attack it, to reach Kongsvinger Fortress. Before launching the main attack, the Swedes made diversionary attacks on the flanks, of which the left one was particularly successful; Bernt Peter Kreutz, the Norwegian commander, reacted by shifting over troops to his threatened flank, which enabled the Swedes to capture his exposed right. Meanwhile, the Norwegian redoubt covering the road was likewise captured, as the Swedish main army swiftly attacked. Kreutz decided to retreat by the evening, fearing he would be cut off from the Kongsvinger fortress. Armfelt did not follow up his victory, instead remaining at Lier until late May, when he received orders to withdraw; the Swedes retreated out of Norway in May–June, after a fruitless campaign.

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1808 Battle of Lier

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1161 Battle of Oslo

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1225 Battle of Avløs

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1716 Battle of Gjellebekk

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1940 Battle of Drøbak Sound

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1940 Operation Weserübung

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1942 Oslo Mosquito raid

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict		Angrepet på Oslo	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict		Overfallet på Hovedøya	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1161	Battle of Oslo	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1225	Battle of Avløs	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1308	Unknown	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1716	Siege of Akershus	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1716	Battle of Gjellebekk	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1808	Battle of Lier	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1940	Battle of Drøbak Sound	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1940	Operation Weserübung	Norway, France, Poland, United Kingdom, Denmark, Nazi Germany, code name, military campaign	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1942	Oslo Mosquito raid	raid, airstrike	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	1895	Chemring Nobel	research and development, arms industry, business	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding	2004	STX Europe	shipbuilding, privately held company	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1710	Svelvik fortifications	coastal battery, fortification, heritage site	Wikidata
site	bunker		Furulund Bunker	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Ruseløkkabunkeren	deep bunker	Wikidata
site	castle	1290	Akershus Fortress	museum, castle, heritage site, headquarters, fortress, fortification	Wikidata
site	museum	1966	Norway's Resistance Museum	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1978	Forsvarsmuseet	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1992	National Fortifications Heritage	military museum	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		Blücher	shipwreck, heavy cruiser, Admiral Hipper-class cruiser	Wikidata