Johan Bergenstråhle

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Johan Bergenstråhle
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Birth nameJohan Bergenstråhle
Born(1756-05-13)13 May 1756
Died7 March 1840(1840-03-07) (aged 83)
Stockholm, Sweden
Allegiance Sweden
Service/branchSwedish Army
Years of service1788–1813
RankMajor general
UnitNyland Regiment
Commands heldNyland Regiment
Västerbotten Regiment
Battles/warsRusso-Swedish War of 1788–90

Dano-Swedish War of 1808–09

Finnish War
Spouse(s)
Carolina Margareta von Christiersson
(m. 1785; d. 1799)

Ulrika Gustava Riddersvärd
(m. 1800)

Johan Bergenstråhle (13 May 1756 – 7 March 1840 in Stockholm) was a Swedish military officer who participated in Russo-Swedish War (1788-1790), and the Finnish War. In June 1808 he was sent as a colonel of the Swedish Army, with 1,000 men and four cannon to Vasa in order to retake the city from the Russians. The expedition failed; Bergenstråhle was wounded and captured on 25 June.

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Personal life[]

Bergenstråhle was married on 12 October 1785 to Carolina Margareta von Cristiersson (1767-1799), who bore him seven children. He remarried on 23 September 1800, taking Ulrika Gustava Riddersvärd (1781-1849) to be his wife: she bore him ten children.

Sources[]

  • Nordisk Familjebok

Logo för Nordisk familjeboks uggleupplaga.png This article contains content from the Owl Edition of Nordisk familjebok, a Swedish encyclopedia published between 1904 and 1926, now in the public domain.

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