Carl Gustav Rehnskiöld

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Carl Gustav Rehnskiöld.

Count Carl Gustav Rehnskiöld (6 August 1651 - 29 January 1722) was a Swedish Field Marshal under the command of King Karl XII of Sweden. Despite being choleric and irritable, Rehnskiöld's military skills made him the chief military advisor and second-in-command to King Karl and earned him the epithet the "Parmenio of the Northern Alexander."

Biography

Rehnskiöld was born in Stralsund as a son of Gerd Antoni Rehnskiöld and Birgitta Torskeskål.

During his life, he played an important role in the Great Northern War. He commanded at the Battle of Fraustadt, after which King Karl XII made him a Field Marshal and Count. Highlights of his career include a highly successful campaign against Poland from 1701-1703, and the disastrous Ukrainian campaign which ended with the Battle of Poltava in 1709. The Battle was a disaster for the Swedish army and Rehnskiöld was captured by the Russians. He remained in Russian captivity until 1718.

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 27917560 LCCN: n2002038323 ISNI: 0000 0000 3302 6996 GND: 121061396

Persondata
Name	Rehnskiold, Carl Gustav
Alternative names
Short description	Swedish field marshal
Date of birth	6 August 1651
Place of birth
Date of death	29 January 1722
Place of death

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