Johan Bergenstråhle

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 and Bergenstråhle was wounded and captured on 25 June.


Johan Bergenstråhle
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)

    Military career

    Personal life

    Bergenstråhle was married on 12 October 1785 to Carolina Margareta von Cristiersson (1767-1799), and they had seven children. He remarried on 23 September 1800 to Ulrika Gustava Riddersvärd (1781-1849), and they had ten children.

    Sources

    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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