[2] On July 12 the Swedish army of 10,000 men had been reinforced with 4,000 peasants from Småland and left its camp near Klippan to march south.

The Swedes planned to attack the Danish army that had been weakened by losses at Malmö before reinforcements could arrive from Germany and Austria via Landskrona.

Early in the morning of July 14, Charles XI formed his army into four columns and started advancing towards the Danes.

During the night Christian had moved his army down from the hills and lined it up behind an earth wall with the intention of ambushing the Swedes on the moor.

On the Danish right Christian V out-flanked the Swedes and when Field Marshal Simon Grundel-Helmfelt was killed the Swedish left wing was scattered.

As long as the Danes were victorious at sea and held the fortified town of Landskrona they could easily bring reinforcements to Scania.