between Danish and Swedish forces at Kattarp, commanded by King Frederick III and Gustaf Otto Stenbock respectively during the Dano-Swedish War of 1657–1658.

[2] Believing that the Danes were far away, Stenbock felt safe, and didn't send out sufficient patrols into the area, which forced the Swedes to accept battle while still in march formation.

[3] The Danes, approximately some 7,000 men, occupied a strong position on a defile, and the Swedish vanguard, led by Gustaf Banér,[4][5] lacked knowledge of the area around them, thus trotting through the forest path unsuspectingly, was also far away from the infantry and artillery, which had difficulties traversing the poor roads.

On their left, the Swedes had the hills of Northern Kattarp, and to their right there were a few lakes, and between them there was a brook, making it impossible for the vanguard to form a line instead of the column they had been marching in.

After their failure, Stenbock quickly regretted sending them to attack the Danes, in particular, the Adelsfana had performed very poorly and only stopped their retreat half a mile behind the battlefield.

From the vantage point, the Swedish artillery and musket fire prevented the Danish cavalry from advancing and pursuing the fleeing Swedes.

Failing to charge the Swedish force on the hill right away, the Danes let Stenbock to send more infantry from the Södermanland Regiment and more cannons under Colonel Svinhufvud.

[7] The fire from the Swedes became so intense that king Frederick ordered a retreat, it also became impossible for the Danes to organize into a battle line in the narrow passage.