Magnus Gabriel de la Gardie assembled a force of 3,000 Swedes of which 1,200 were fresh cavalry recruits and 1,500 were impressed Dalecarlians.

De la Gardie deployed his troops for a set-piece defence, but the Gyldenløve began flanking the Swedes, attempting to cut off their escape route to the river Göta älv.

De la Gardie himself was almost captured, and the battle devolved into a disorganized rout (a Danish source described the Swedes "scampering like hares among the rocks").

The Swedish army reached safety behind Göta Älv, but its losses amounted to 500 men and 9 cannons.

The outcome of the battle was blamed on the poorly trained Swedish troops and the incompetence of de la Gardie as a military leader.