Battle of Lund
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The Battle of Lund was a major and exceptionally bloody engagement of the Scanian War (1675–1679) in which Swedish forces under Charles XI defeated a larger Danish army, helping to secure Swedish control over southern Scandinavia.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Slaget vid Lund
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| belligerent |
Denmark–Norway
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Sweden → |
| casualties |
exceptionally high on both sides
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| casualtiesDescription |
thousands killed or wounded
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| chronology |
one of the later major battles of the Scanian War
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| combatantStrength |
Swedish army smaller than Danish army
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| commander |
Carl Gustaf Wrangel
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Charles XI of Sweden → Christian V of Denmark → |
| commandingMonarch |
Charles XI of Sweden
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| conflict |
Scanian War
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| countryAtTime |
Swedish Empire
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| date |
4 December 1676
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| followedBy |
continued Swedish campaigns to regain Scania
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| geographicalContext |
took place near the town of Lund in southern Scania
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| hasParticipant |
Danish cavalry
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Swedish cavalry → infantry from both sides → |
| historicalPeriod |
Early Modern period
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| legacy |
remembered as a symbol of Swedish resilience in Scania
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studied as an example of high-intensity 17th-century warfare → |
| location |
Lund
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Scania → Sweden → |
| notableFor |
being one of the bloodiest battles in Scandinavian history
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securing Swedish control over southern Scandinavia → |
| opposingCountryAtTime |
Kingdom of Denmark–Norway
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| opposingMonarch |
Christian V of Denmark
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| outcome |
Swedish forces defeated a larger Danish army
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| partOf |
Dano-Swedish conflicts
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Scanian War → |
| precededBy |
Danish invasion of Scania in 1676
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| regionContested |
Scania
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southern Scandinavia → |
| relatedTreaty |
Treaty of Lund (1679)
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| result |
Swedish victory
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| significance |
decisive battle of the Scanian War
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influenced the post-war settlement between Sweden and Denmark → |
| strategicEffect |
halted Danish attempt to retake Scania
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helped consolidate Swedish rule in Scania → |
| terrain |
open fields near Lund
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| theatreOfWar |
Northern Europe
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| weatherConditions |
fought in winter conditions
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| year |
1676
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Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Battle of Lund
("Slaget vid Lund")
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alsoKnownAs |
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Charles XI of Sweden
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|
battle |
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Battle of Landskrona
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precededBy |
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Scanian War
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significantBattle |