Prince Christian August had initially planned to attack from Blaker against the Swedish 3rd Brigade at Ørje, but got messages that indicated that a Swedish attack across the border to the south would come in the near future.
Prins Kristian August planerade ursprungligen att från Blaker anfalla den tredje svenska brigaden i Ørje, men fick besked som tydde på att ett svenskt anfall över gränsen i söder skulle komma inom kort.