Wrangel began his military service at a young age. In the 1650s, as a Rittmeister ("captain") under Karl X Gustav, he took part in a campaign against Denmark. In the time when Karl XI was under age, Wrangel was a direct employee of the royal house. In 1665 he was appointed colonel in a regiment of horse, with which he participated in a campaign against Bremen. In 1667 he was promoted major general.
In the Swedish-Brandenburg War in 1674 he served as a lieutenant general together with his step-brother, who had been Reichsmarschall since 1664. In this war, Wolmar Wrangel was the third highest-ranking officer after the Reichsmarschall and Field MarshalConrad Mardefelt. Because both the Reichsmarschall and Conrad Mardefelt could not discharge their responsibility on account of ill health, Wolmar Wrangel was de facto the commander-in-chief of the Swedish Army which was defeated in 1675 at the Battle of Fehrbellin.
waldemar, wrangel, waldemar, wrangel, lindeberg, 1641, 1675, swedish, baron, friherre, soldier, step, brother, riksamiral, carl, gustaf, wrangel, also, known, wolmar, married, kristina, vasaborg, daughter, illegitimate, gustavus, adolphus, sweden, wrangel, beg. Waldemar Wrangel af Lindeberg 1641 1675 was a Swedish baron Friherre and soldier He was the step brother of Riksamiral Carl Gustaf Wrangel Also known as Wolmar he was married to Kristina af Vasaborg the daughter of an illegitimate son of Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden Wrangel began his military service at a young age In the 1650s as a Rittmeister captain under Karl X Gustav he took part in a campaign against Denmark In the time when Karl XI was under age Wrangel was a direct employee of the royal house In 1665 he was appointed colonel in a regiment of horse with which he participated in a campaign against Bremen In 1667 he was promoted major general In the Swedish Brandenburg War in 1674 he served as a lieutenant general together with his step brother who had been Reichsmarschall since 1664 In this war Wolmar Wrangel was the third highest ranking officer after the Reichsmarschall and Field Marshal Conrad Mardefelt Because both the Reichsmarschall and Conrad Mardefelt could not discharge their responsibility on account of ill health Wolmar Wrangel was de facto the commander in chief of the Swedish Army which was defeated in 1675 at the Battle of Fehrbellin Sources editLexicon entry in the Nordisk familjebok 1876 1926 in Swedish Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Waldemar von Wrangel amp oldid 1195207179, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
