Battle of Lundby [SEP] point in time
Battle of Lundby
The Battle of Lundby happened south of Lundby in northeast Himmerland on the 3 July 1864 in the Second War of Schleswig. A Danish company of the First Regiment tried a head-on bayonet charge down a long hillside, but stopped 20 meters in front of the earth dike that the Prussians lay in cover behind. This battle was the last in the Second War of Schleswig, and resulted in great Danish losses.
Background.
At the time the fight in Jutland had really been given up.
Lundby
Lundby and Lundbye are place names and surnames of Scandinavian origin. They may refer to:
Places.
Places Denmark.
- Lundby, Aalborg, a village near Gistrup in Aalborg Municipality
- Battle of Lundby, fought near Lundby, Aalborg in 1864 during the Second War of Schleswig
- Lundby, Svendborg Municipality, a village in Svendborg Municipality
- Lundby, Vordingborg Municipality, a village in Vordingborg Municipality
Places Sweden.
- Lundby, Gothenburg, a suburb of Gothenburg
- Lundby Old Church,