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Battle of Lund

Battle of Lund was a battle fought on 4 December 1676 at Lund, in what is now Sweden. It was part of the Scanian War, which ran from 1675 to 1679. The recorded result: Swedish victory. Recorded strength: 8,000: 2,000 infantry; 6,000 cavalry; 12 cannons against 13,000: 6,300 infantry; 6,000 cavalry; 56 cannons.

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Battle of Lund
Johann Philipp Lemke, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought4 December 1676
WhereLund, Sweden55.721N, 13.179E
OutcomeSwedish victory
BelligerentsSwedish EmpireagainstDenmark–Norway • Dutch Republic (sailors)
Part ofScanian War1675 to 1679

Where it sits in the Scanian War

Battle of Rathenow, 1675Battle of Nauen, 1675Battle of Fehrbellin, 1675Bremen-Verden Campaign, 1675Siege of Wismar, 1675Battle of Öland, 1676Landing at Ystad, 1676Siege of Landskrona, 1676Siege of Christianstad, 1676Battle of Halmstad, 1676Battle of Lund, 1676Battle of Køge Bay, 1677Jämtland campaign of 1677, 1677Siege of Kristianopel, 1677Siege of Karlshamn, 1677Battle of Møn, 1677Siege of Malmö, 1677Battle of Marstrand, 1677Battle of Landskrona, 1677Battle of Uddevalla, 1677Battle of Warksow, 1678Siege of Bohus Fortress, 1678Siege of Helsingborg, 1678Siege of Stralsund, 1678, 167816751678Battle of Lund, 1676
24 placed engagements of the Scanian War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date4 December 1676
PlaceLund, Sweden
55.721N, 13.179E
KindBattle, early modern
Strength8,000: 2,000 infantry; 6,000 cavalry; 12 cannons13,000: 6,300 infantry; 6,000 cavalry; 56 cannons
Casualties and losses3,000–4,000: 1,000–1,500 killed; 2,000–2,500 wounded; 70 captured8,000–9,000: 2,000–2,500 killed; 4,000–4,500 wounded; 2,000 captured
Commanders
  • Charles XI of Sweden
  • Simon Grundel-Helmfelt
  • Otto Wilhelm von Fersen
  • Christian V of Denmark
  • Friedrich von Arensdorff
  • Carl von Arensdorff
Battle of LundBattle of LundSiege of MalmöBattle of LandskronaSiege of LindholmenSiege of LandskronaBattle of SvolderSiege of MalmöBattle of LandskronaSiege of LindholmenSiege of LandskronaOdenseHelsingborgVäxjöHalmstadKristianstadSvendborgKarlskronaSorø100 km55.721N, 13.179E
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Battle of Lund is one of 1,553 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 117 in present-day Sweden.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1536103, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Lund, revision 1385094227, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.