Nils Krister von Baumgarten
Nils Krister von Baumgarten (1674, Kalmar ― 1727, Stockholm) was a Swedish military officer.
He served as a "Drabant – King's loyal guard" in the Great Northern War. He participated in the Landing on Humlebæk, the battle of Narva, Duna, Klissow, Pultusk, Thorn, , Fraustadt and Stresow where he gave his horse to Charles XII, king of Sweden, after the previous one got shot. Right after he was appointed Colonel of . He followed Charles to Norway and later, after the Swedish king's death, he stayed away from the military. In total he had fought in eighteen battles and was wounded five times.
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- 1674 births
- 1727 deaths
- People from Kalmar
- Swedish military personnel of the Great Northern War
- 18th-century Swedish military personnel