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COMMANDER // 1764–1831

Johan August Sandels

fältmarskalkSweden4 battles2 wars

Lifespan

1764 – 1831

1770178017901800181018201830Finnish War · 1808-1809War of the Sixth Coalition · 1813-1814Battle of Koljonvirta — October 27, 1808 · Sweden · Finnish WarBattle of Pulkkila — May 2, 1808 · Sweden · Finnish WarBattle of Hörnefors — July 5, 1809 · Sweden · Finnish WarBattle of Roßlau — September 23, 1813 · Sweden · War of the Sixth Coalition

Active service 1808–1813 — 4 battles across 2 wars; first command at age 44.

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Count Johan August Sandels was a Swedish Army officer and politician who was appointed governor-general of Norway in 1818 and Field Marshal in 1824. He also served as acting governor of Stockholm in 1815.

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Battles (4)

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