Field Marshal Rehnskiöld and his officers were now left with a tough decision: should they stay with the Swedish troops at Uddevalla and protect the roads to Vänersborg and Dalsland or move south towards Hisingen, to avoid being cut off by the Danish forces which could land north of Gothenburg?
Fältmarskalk Rehnskiöld og hans officerer havde nu den svære beslutning, hvis man skulle blive tilbage med de svenske tropper ved Uddevalla, og beskytte vejene mod Vänersborg og Dalsland , eller gå sydpå mod Hisingen for ikke at blive afskåret af danske styrker som kunne landsættes nord for Göteborg.