The Battle of Lund , part of the Scanian War , was fought Hostile_encounter 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 .

Faced by a financial crisis , Sweden agreed Agree_or_refuse_to_act to remain Temporary_stay neutral in return for French subsidies , but became Becoming involved Cause_to_be_included in the 1675–1679 Scanian War with its regional rivals Denmark and Brandenburg .