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4 May 1808

Etter seieren ved Trangen følte Christian August at han hadde ryggen tilstrekkelig fri til å ta seg av den svenske 3. brigade. Den 4. mai ble major Andreas Samuel Krebs med tre kompanier av Jegerkorpset, fire grenaderkompanier, noen skarpskyttere,... Read more ...

4 May 1808

Norske styrker jager svenskenes 3. brigade
Etter seieren ved Trangen følte Christian August at han hadde ryggen tilstrekkelig fri til å ta seg av den svenske 3. brigade. Den 4. mai ble major Andreas Samuel Krebs med tre kompanier av Jegerkorpset, fire grenaderkompanier, noen skarpskyttere, en divisjon av Akershusiske dragonregiment og noen smaalenske dragoner med dem sendt over Aurskog mot Hemnes for å møte kaptein Daniel Zarbells styrker der.

Samme kveld ble Zarbell og hans skarpskyttere, samt løytnant Hegge med 3. jegerkompani, sendt fram mot de svenske stillingene ved Opsal i Rødenes. Her lå 150 mann fra 1. Södermanlands bataljon bak kraftige forhugninger. Zarbell kom fram klokken fem om morgenen, og gikk på med dødsforakt, men han klarte ikke alene å jage svenskene ut av stillingen. Da kom Major Krebs og hovedstyrken, og jegerne under Hegge og Haxthausen drev svenskene ut. De gikk i ny stilling ved gården Krok lenger øst. Krebs og hans menn fulgte rett etter.

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