He was a Swedish general and statesman. He joined the Swedish army at age 13 in the Finnish Light Cavalry Brigade. He was present when Gustav III launched his coup-d’etat. In 1813 he was made General and appointed Chief of Staff to Curt von Stedingk under the Crown Prince's Swedish Army of the North in Germany 1813. He served at the Battle of Leipzig 16–19 October, and was made a Commander of the Austrian Order of Maria Theresa.
He was a Swedish general and statesman. He joined the Swedish army at age 13 in the Finnish Light Cavalry Brigade. He was present when Gustav III launched his coup-d’etat. In 1813 he was made General and appointed Chief of Staff to Curt von Stedingk under the Crown Prince's Swedish Army of the North in Germany 1813. He served at the Battle of Leipzig 16–19 October, and was made a Commander of the Austrian Order of Maria Theresa.
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