95:
137:
125:
164:
107:
28:
338:
With his great knowledge of the fortress, his rare ability to work with resourcefulness and great energy, he was deemed the right man for the job. Not only did he resist the siege of the insurgents despite the odds, but prepared the outcome on 6 July by careful measures. As a reward, he received the
298:
In 1842 he was appointed head of the 1st engineering company, but when he was appointed major in 1844, he resigned to return in construction service in the 2nd district. In 1848, he was a fortress engineer for
Copenhagen and led the execution of various defense works. Shortly after the outbreak of
370:
It ordered him to relentlessly put the fortress on the defensive, and he then seized upon the old zeal and tenacity, so that when the
Prussians and Austrians in March appeared outside its ramparts, it was able to endure a siege. However, there wasn't an actual siege as the Prussians and Austrians
366:
At the imminent prospect of war in
December 1863, he was asked to take over the fort again as commander in Fredericia, to which he was immediately ready, although the fortress, despite the works used thereon, was still in poor condition at the time. After arriving there, he urged the council to
398:
that same winter granted him a special pension in recognition of his merits of the fatherland. One of his closest friends has described him as a complex character, a mixture of gentleness and severity. Lunding was also remembered as a man who defended
Fredericia not once but twice.
335:'s fortress formed an important part, and despite a lack of manpower and funds, he increased his defensive ability to such an extent that the Ministry of War decided to keep him garrisoned there. When the war broke out again, Lunding was appointed commander on 8 April.
382:'s fall on 18 April, however, the government decided to evacuate Fredericia, and Lunding received the order to do so on the 26th of the same month, which was such a hard blow for him that he relinquished command and had someone else lead the escape.
681:
295:, partly in Copenhagen, as in 1820 he was promoted to first lieutenant. On 1829, he was promoted to staff captain, 1834 to real captain and in 1841, was promoted to Major.
130:
420:
378:
During the ensuing containment, Lunding worked hard on the fortification of the fortress, as well as having several sorties and raids to harass the
Germans. After
247:
430:
415:
342:
In 1852, Lunding was employed as a conducting staff officer at the
Fortress Service in the 1st General Command and the following year in the same position in
696:
351:
281:
691:
408:
258:
394:
and was pardoned in 1867 with the Grand Cross of
Dannebrog. That same year he resigned as commander and was put à la suite in the army, while the
671:
414:
There are two colored drawings approx. 1815 and 1820 with a
Portrait painting by FC Lund and posthumous painting by August Jerndorff 1892 at the
686:
701:
676:
316:
395:
78:
308:
190:
407:
A memorial to
Lunding at Denmark's bastion in Fredericia was unveiled on 6 July 1899, with a bust by
252:
706:
502:
291:
in 1812. From 1815 to 1840, he was employed by the Corps' Building and
Fortress Service, partly in
239:
202:
435:
54:
312:
390:
Lunding, who in March was promoted to lieutenant general and after the war ended, returned to
347:
277:
299:
the war, however, he became commander of the Field Engineer Detachment and took part in the
286:
666:
661:
243:
196:
8:
300:
180:
175:
379:
372:
276:
Lunding began as a free corporal in 1808 and in 1810 became a second lieutenant in the
263:
100:
304:
238:(19 February 1795 – 26 July 1871) was a Danish officer who was known for ordering the
185:
426:
142:
371:
confined themselves to a bombardment, and Lunding then easily had to reject General
339:
Commander's Cross from Dannebrog, just as he soon after he was promoted to colonel.
632:
597:
569:
536:
476:
327:
In the winter of 1848–49, he was entrusted with various design works concerning
311:, after which he was given the rank of lieutenant colonel. In 1846, he became a
58:
27:
655:
74:
627:
592:
564:
531:
163:
332:
50:
391:
355:
343:
292:
328:
112:
82:
628:"468 (Dansk biografisk Lexikon / X. Bind. Laale - Løvenørn)"
593:"467 (Dansk biografisk Lexikon / X. Bind. Laale - Løvenørn)"
565:"466 (Dansk biografisk Lexikon / X. Bind. Laale - Løvenørn)"
532:"465 (Dansk biografisk Lexikon / X. Bind. Laale - Løvenørn)"
346:. Two years later he returned as interim commander in
682:
Danish military personnel of the Second Schleswig War
429:
the same year. There was also a xylograph on 1871 by
653:
503:"Niels Christian Lunding: Fredericia Museum"
367:abandon it, but the ministry rejected this.
697:Grand Crosses of the Order of the Dannebrog
622:
620:
618:
616:
559:
557:
555:
361:
526:
524:
471:
469:
467:
465:
463:
461:
459:
457:
455:
453:
226: 1833–1871)
26:
495:
358:, being given the rank of major general.
692:Commanders of the Order of the Dannebrog
613:
552:
521:
450:
672:19th-century Danish military personnel
654:
322:
687:Knights of the Order of the Dannebrog
13:
702:Military personnel from Copenhagen
375:'s subsequent call for surrender.
14:
718:
677:People of the First Schleswig War
280:before being transferred to the
246:as well as being the brother of
162:
135:
123:
105:
93:
223:
585:
425:, reproduced in xylography by
385:
1:
443:
315:and in 1848, was awarded the
350:, but resigned in 1856 from
317:Dannebrogordenens Hæderstegn
271:
7:
10:
723:
79:Frederiksberg Municipality
402:
210:
171:
158:
148:
131:Royal Dano-Norwegian Army
118:
88:
64:
37:
25:
18:
362:Evacuation of Fredericia
354:and became commander at
240:Evacuation of Fredericia
203:Evacuation of Fredericia
236:Niels Christian Lunding
55:Copenhagen Municipality
303:and in the battles of
248:Conrad Mathias Lunding
331:'s defense, of which
278:Zealand Life Regiment
149:Years of service
431:Carl Wilhelm Roikjer
416:Frederiksborg Museum
244:Second Schleswig War
197:Second Schleswig War
323:First Schleswig War
313:Knight of Dannebrog
301:Battle of Schleswig
181:Battle of Schleswig
176:First Schleswig War
507:fredericiahistorie
373:Ludwig von Gablenz
167:Lieutenant general
427:Hans Peter Hansen
233:
232:
143:Royal Danish Army
20:Christian Lunding
714:
646:
645:
643:
641:
633:Project Runeberg
624:
611:
610:
608:
606:
598:Project Runeberg
589:
583:
582:
580:
578:
570:Project Runeberg
561:
550:
549:
547:
545:
537:Project Runeberg
528:
519:
518:
516:
514:
499:
493:
492:
490:
488:
473:
439:
424:
290:
267:
256:
227:
225:
191:Battle of Dybbøl
166:
141:
139:
138:
129:
127:
126:
111:
109:
108:
99:
97:
96:
71:
48:19 February 1795
47:
45:
30:
16:
15:
722:
721:
717:
716:
715:
713:
712:
711:
707:Danish generals
652:
651:
650:
649:
639:
637:
626:
625:
614:
604:
602:
591:
590:
586:
576:
574:
563:
562:
553:
543:
541:
530:
529:
522:
512:
510:
501:
500:
496:
486:
484:
475:
474:
451:
446:
433:
418:
409:Andreas Paulsen
405:
388:
364:
352:Ingeniørkorpset
325:
284:
282:Ingeniørkorpset
274:
261:
259:Vilhelm Lunding
250:
229:
221:
217:
186:Battle of Nybøl
153:
136:
134:
133:
124:
122:
106:
104:
103:
94:
92:
73:
69:
49:
43:
41:
33:
32:Lunding in 1871
21:
12:
11:
5:
720:
710:
709:
704:
699:
694:
689:
684:
679:
674:
669:
664:
648:
647:
612:
584:
551:
520:
494:
448:
447:
445:
442:
404:
401:
387:
384:
363:
360:
324:
321:
273:
270:
231:
230:
219:
215:
214:
212:
208:
207:
206:
205:
194:
193:
188:
183:
173:
169:
168:
160:
156:
155:
150:
146:
145:
120:
116:
115:
101:Denmark-Norway
90:
86:
85:
72:(aged 76)
66:
62:
61:
59:Denmark-Norway
39:
35:
34:
31:
23:
22:
19:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
719:
708:
705:
703:
700:
698:
695:
693:
690:
688:
685:
683:
680:
678:
675:
673:
670:
668:
665:
663:
660:
659:
657:
635:
634:
629:
623:
621:
619:
617:
600:
599:
594:
588:
572:
571:
566:
560:
558:
556:
539:
538:
533:
527:
525:
508:
504:
498:
482:
478:
472:
470:
468:
466:
464:
462:
460:
458:
456:
454:
449:
441:
437:
432:
428:
422:
417:
412:
410:
400:
397:
393:
383:
381:
376:
374:
368:
359:
357:
353:
349:
345:
340:
336:
334:
330:
320:
318:
314:
310:
306:
302:
296:
294:
288:
283:
279:
269:
265:
260:
254:
249:
245:
241:
237:
213:
209:
204:
201:
200:
199:
198:
192:
189:
187:
184:
182:
179:
178:
177:
174:
170:
165:
161:
157:
151:
147:
144:
132:
121:
117:
114:
102:
91:
87:
84:
80:
76:
75:Frederiksberg
67:
63:
60:
56:
52:
40:
36:
29:
24:
17:
638:. Retrieved
631:
603:. Retrieved
596:
587:
575:. Retrieved
568:
542:. Retrieved
535:
511:. Retrieved
506:
497:
485:. Retrieved
480:
477:"NC Lunding"
413:
406:
389:
377:
369:
365:
341:
337:
326:
297:
275:
235:
234:
216:Jutta Mangor
195:
172:Battles/wars
70:(1871-07-26)
68:26 July 1871
667:1871 deaths
662:1795 births
636:(in Danish)
601:(in Danish)
573:(in Danish)
540:(in Danish)
509:(in Danish)
483:(in Polish)
481:gravsted.dk
434: [
419: [
386:Later years
285: [
262: [
251: [
154:1848 – 1867
152:1810 – 1844
656:Categories
444:References
333:Fredericia
89:Allegiance
51:Copenhagen
44:1795-02-19
396:Reichstag
348:Kastellet
272:Biography
211:Spouse(s)
640:March 7,
605:March 7,
577:March 7,
544:March 7,
513:March 7,
487:March 7,
392:Kronborg
356:Kronborg
344:Holstein
293:Holstein
329:Jutland
242:of the
228:
220:
113:Denmark
83:Denmark
403:Legacy
380:Dybbøl
309:Dybbøl
140:
128:
119:Branch
110:
98:
438:]
423:]
305:Nybøl
289:]
266:]
255:]
222:(
218:
642:2022
607:2022
579:2022
546:2022
515:2022
489:2022
307:and
257:and
159:Rank
65:Died
38:Born
658::
630:.
615:^
595:.
567:.
554:^
534:.
523:^
505:.
479:.
452:^
440:.
436:da
421:da
411:.
319:.
287:da
268:.
264:da
253:da
224:m.
81:,
77:,
57:,
53:,
644:.
609:.
581:.
548:.
517:.
491:.
46:)
42:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
