Freiherr Arvid Axel Mardefelt (around 1655 – 18 May 1708) was a Swedish Infantry General from the 18th century and a familiar of Charles XII of Sweden during the Great Northern War.[1]
Mardefelt was the son of Field Marshal Conrad Mardefelt. In 1702 during the Great Northern War, he was in charge of the operations of the Swedish Army in Western Poland and in 1704 he conquered Poznań. In 1706 he distinguished himself in the Battle of Fraustadt.[2]
On 29 October 1706 he and his army of 5,000 Swedish and 10,000 Polish Soldiers faced an army of 35,000 Russian, Saxon and Polish troops under August the Strong at the Battle of Kalisz and were defeated.[3] His Polish cavalry under Stanisław Leszczyński Grand Duke of Lithuania, was routed. Mardefelt together with 100 officers, including Polish Magnates, was became a prisoner of war. After his release in 1707, Mardefelt died of gout in Ziönloffkoff, Lithuania.
References
^"Arvid A Mardefelt". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
^"Battle of Fraustadt, 1706 Feb 13". golden.net. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
^"Battle of Kalisz in western Poland". The Local Europe AB. 4 November 2006. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
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arvid, axel, mardefelt, freiherr, around, 1655, 1708, swedish, infantry, general, from, 18th, century, familiar, charles, sweden, during, great, northern, unknown, artistborn1655died, 1708, 1708ziönloffkoff, lithuaniaburiedvilnius, lithuaniaallegianceswedenser. Freiherr Arvid Axel Mardefelt around 1655 18 May 1708 was a Swedish Infantry General from the 18th century and a familiar of Charles XII of Sweden during the Great Northern War 1 Arvid Axel MardefeltArvid Axel Mardefelt by an unknown artistBorn1655Died 1708 05 18 May 18 1708Zionloffkoff LithuaniaBuriedVilnius LithuaniaAllegianceSwedenService wbr branchInfantryYears of service1677 1708RankGeneralCommands heldSodermanland RegimentBattles warsScanian War Battle of Landskrona Second Battle of Kristianstad Great Northern War Battle of Poznan Battle of Fraustadt Battle of KaliszSpouse s Catharina von WedemanChildrenAxel MardefeltAnna CatharinaMardefeltCarl Gustaf MardefeltRelationsConrad Mardefelt father Lucia Catharina Theophili mother Biography EditMardefelt was the son of Field Marshal Conrad Mardefelt In 1702 during the Great Northern War he was in charge of the operations of the Swedish Army in Western Poland and in 1704 he conquered Poznan In 1706 he distinguished himself in the Battle of Fraustadt 2 On 29 October 1706 he and his army of 5 000 Swedish and 10 000 Polish Soldiers faced an army of 35 000 Russian Saxon and Polish troops under August the Strong at the Battle of Kalisz and were defeated 3 His Polish cavalry under Stanislaw Leszczynski Grand Duke of Lithuania was routed Mardefelt together with 100 officers including Polish Magnates was became a prisoner of war After his release in 1707 Mardefelt died of gout in Zionloffkoff Lithuania References Edit Arvid A Mardefelt Svenskt biografiskt lexikon Retrieved March 1 2020 Battle of Fraustadt 1706 Feb 13 golden net Retrieved March 1 2020 Battle of Kalisz in western Poland The Local Europe AB 4 November 2006 Retrieved March 1 2020 Wikimedia Commons has media related to Arvid Axel Mardefelt Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Arvid Axel Mardefelt amp oldid 1127329369, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
