When Christian IV led his army against Skara, Duke John of Östergötland and the Field Marshal Jesper Mattson Cruus were at Bogesund, further south.

[2] His forces consisted of the Fyn, Aalborg, Aarhus, Halland, and Ribe banners, along with the likely harquebusier companies of Duke George of Brunswick–Lüneburg and Captain Benedict Bernd von Hagen.

As a result, they made no attempts to confront the Danes, instead focusing on defending and blocking the roads leading to Jönköping with abatis and other fortifications.

However, on 9 February, Christian began retreating west, and it is quite possible that he had decided to avoid Cruus and Duke John's army due to his smaller numbers.

[3] Meanwhile, he sent Claus Daa with the Aalborg Banner to do reconnaissance and raid the land to the Danish army's southern flank, probably to secure its retreat.

At the village of Vånga, Daa encountered two Swedish cavalry banners, which were part of the vanguard of Duke John and Cruus' army, which was advancing from the south.

Having failed to intercept the Danes, Cruus and Duke John henceforth marched on a parallel road as Christian continued south, shadowing the Danish army.

After the battle, the surviving Danes took refuge in Varberg castle, and when the Swedes departed, Christian reorganized defenses in Halland and later travelled home to Copenhagen through Halmstad and Scania.