Battle of Lund
1676 battle of the Scanian War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of Lund, part of the Scanian War, was fought on December 4, 1676, in an area north of the city of Lund in Scania in southern Sweden, between the invading Danish army and the army of Charles XI of Sweden. The Danish had an army of about 13,000 under the personal command of 31-year-old King Christian V of Denmark, aided by General Carl von Arensdorff. The Swedish army, which numbered about 8,000, was commanded by Field Marshal Simon Grundel-Helmfelt and the 21-year-old Swedish king Charles XI.[6] It is one of the bloodiest battles in percent of casualties on both sides ever fought in Scandinavia.
Battle of Lund | |||||||
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Part of the Scanian War | |||||||
Battle of Lund by Johann Philip Lemke | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Swedish Empire | Denmark–Norway | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Charles XI S. Grundel-Helmfelt Johan Galle † O. W von Fersen (POW) H. von Burghausen † |
Christian V F. von Arensdorff C. von Arensdorff (DOW) | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
8,000:[1] 6,000 cavalry 12 cannon |
13,000:[2] 6,000 cavalry 56 cannon | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
3,000–4,000: 2,000–2,500 wounded[4] 70 captured |
8,000–9,000:[5] 4,000–4,500 wounded 2,000 captured[lower-alpha 1] |