battle, notable, early modern
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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Record
| Date | 4 December 1676 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Lund, Sweden 55.721N, 13.179E | |
| Part of | Scanian War (1675 to 1679) | |
| Kind | Battle, early modern | |
| Result | Swedish victory | |
| Belligerents | Swedish Empire | Denmark–Norway • Dutch Republic (sailors) |
| Commanders | Charles XI; S. Grundel-Helmfelt; Johan Galle; O. W von Fersen; H. von Burghausen | Christian V; F. von Arensdorff; C. von Arensdorff |
| Strength | 8,000: 2,000 infantry; 6,000 cavalry; 12 cannons | 13,000: 6,300 infantry; 6,000 cavalry; 56 cannons |
| Casualties and losses | 3,000–4,000: 1,000–1,500 killed; 2,000–2,500 wounded; 70 captured | 8,000–9,000: 2,000–2,500 killed; 4,000–4,500 wounded; 2,000 captured |
Nearest engagements
- Siege of Malmö 1677, 17 km
- Battle of Landskrona 1677, 23 km
- Siege of Lindholmen 1368, 26 km
- Siege of Landskrona 1676, 27 km
- Battle of Svolder AD 999, 27 km
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Halmstad 17 August 1676
- After: Siege of Kristianopel 11 February 1677
- All 20 engagements of Scanian War
Elsewhere in 1676
- Battle of Augusta Italy
- Battle of Stromboli Italy
- Battle of Palermo Italy
- Siege of Maastricht Netherlands
- Battle of Żurawno Ukraine
Battle of Lund is one of 979 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 83 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.