Battle of Pultusk, 1703 Apr 21

The Officers


Swedish Officers.

Carl Gustaf Rehnskiöld, born 1651 Aug 6 in Stralsund. Fänrik with Närkes och Värmlands regemente 1673 Dec 2; Lieutenant with Upplands reg 1675 Jul 26; Lt with LifGardet 1676 Feb 12; Captain with Drottningens reg till Häst 1676 Aug 24; LtCol 1677 Nov 5;
Colonel for Tyska LifReg till Fot 1689 Jan 26; commandant for Landskrona kastell 1689; Col for Norra Skånska cavalry regiment 1693 May 9; MjGen for the cavalry 169.; LtGen 1698 Jul 4 and Governor General in Skåne same date; General 1703 Apr 14; Royal Advisor 1705 Dec 27; Field Marshal 1706 June 21 and Count same day;
Captured at Poltava 1709 Jun 28; Came home 1718; Supreme commander in Skåne 1719; Died 1722 Jan 29 at Läggesta in Södermanland.

Jacob Spens, born 1656. Cornet with LifReg till Häst 1674 Jul 22; Lieutenant 1675 Mar 27; Lieutenant with Drabanterna 1675 Sep 10; LtCol with Adelsfanan 1676 Dec 22; Captain-Lieutenant with Drabanterna 1680 Feb 18;
Colonel for LifRegementet till Häst 1693 Dec 28; MjGen for the cavalry 1698 Jul 4; LtGen 1701 May 11; General 1704 Jan 4 and resigned from CO of Lifregementet till Häst same day;
Royal Advisor 1710 Aug 30; Count 1712 Feb 20; Vice governor of Stockholm 1714; Died 1721 Jan 6 in Stockholm.

Arvid Bernhard Horn af Ekebyholm, Born 1664 Apr 6 at Wourentaka in Finland. Fusilier with LifGardet 1682 Aug 9; Serg 1683 Jul 9; Fänrik 1685 Mar 7; In hungarian service 1687; Lieutenant with LifGardet 1688 May 9; Captain with Putbus' regiment in dutch service 1690; Adjutant General for the Prince of Waldeck; Captain with LifGardet 1693 Dec 31; Lieutenant with Drabanterna 1696 Feb 7;
Lieutenant-Captain for Drabanterna and MjGen 1700 Jul 18; LtGen 1704 Jan 11; Ambassador to King Stanistaus of Poland 1704; Royal Advisor 1705 Dec 27; Various civilian offices including being in charge of Sweden proper in the King's absence; Died 1742 Apr 17 at Ekebyholm

Hans Isak Ridderhjelm, volunteer with LifGardet 1674; Fänrik 1675; Lieutenant 1677; Captain LifReg till Häst 1678; Major with Bielke's regiment of Dragoons 1679; LtCol 1680 May 11; Commandant for Ny-Älfsborg 1690 May 12; LtCol for Riga's Governor's regiment 1693 Jan 30;
Colonel for Björneborgs regemente 1696 Jan 2; Commandant in Stralsund 1697 Apr 2; Colonel for Norra Skånska cavalry regiment 1698; MjGen for the cavalry 1700; LtGen 1704 Jan 9 and Governor in Wismar same date; Colonel for Wismar's garrison regiment; Died 1709 Aug 3 in Wismar.

Christian Albrecht von Buchwald, born 1666 Jan 16. Cornet with Norra Skånska cavalry regiment 1687 Apr 14; Lieutenant 168.; Captain with Nils Bielke's regiment in the Netherlands 1688 Sep 26; LtCol with Drottningens LifReg till Fot 1699 Oct 30;
Colonel for Skånska Ståndsdragonregementet 1701 Jan 30; Col for Drottningens LifReg till Fot 1701 Feb 15, but returned to the previous regiment. MjGen 1706 Jun 12, but Died 1706 Jun 11 in Stettin from injuries received at Fraustadt in February 1706.

Nils Gyllenstierna af Björkesund och Heljö, Born 1670 Oct 23 in Stockholm. Volunteer with the swedish troops in the Netherlands; Volunteer in french service 1690; Captain with brigadeer Bohl's regiment 1691; Captain with Norra Skånska cavalry regiment 1694 Aug 10; Major with Bremiska Dragoon reg 1698; LtCol for Norra Skånska cavalry regiment 1701 Aug 7;
Colonel for Görtz's dragoons 1707 Nov 21; Captured at Perevolotchna 1709 Jul 1; MjGen 1720 Feb 20; Colonel for LifDragonregementet 1721 Sep 16; LtGen 1722 Apr 26; returned home from captivity 1722 May; County Governor of Södermanland 1723 Sep 4; councellor of the realm 1727 Jul 8; Died 1731 Feb 22 in Stockholm.

Carl Gustaf Creutz,
 

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