Carl Gustaf Creutz

Carl Gustaf Creutz (1660−1728) was a Swedish general.

Carl Gustaf Creutz
Carl Gustaf Creutz by Johan David Schwartz
Born(1660-01-25)January 25, 1660
Falun, Dalarna, Sweden
Died12 March 1728(1728-03-12) (aged 68)
Stockholm, Sweden
Allegiance Sweden
Service/branchCavalry
Years of service1676-1728
RankGeneral
Commands heldLife Regiment of Horse
Battles/wars
Spouse(s)Sofia Kristina Natt och Dag
ChildrenLorentz Creutz
Beata Sophia
RelationsLorentz Creutz (father), Elsa Duwall (mother)

He served as a page of Charles XI and experienced the Scanian War and by 1691 he was a captain in the Life Regiment of Horse. The Great Northern War began in 1700 and Creutz participated in the Landing on Humlebæk. He distinguished himself at the battles of Petschora and Kletsh. Promotions to major and lieutenant colonel then came quickly. Creutz became a colonel in 1704. The Battle of Poltava in 1709 brought Creutz command of the entire cavalry. However, he had to surrender soon after Perevolotnya. After Count Piper's death, he was the senior Swedish prisoner in Russia, of which his extant correspondence bears visible witness. In 1722, he was able to return to Sweden and service in the cavalry. He was named a general that year.

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