Rutger von Ascheberg

Count Rutger von Ascheberg (1621-1693) was a soldier, officer and civil servant in Swedish service, being appointed Lieutenant General in 1670, General in 1674, Field Marshal in 1678, Governor General of Terra Scania, which included the provinces of Scania, Hallandia and Blechingia, in 1680, and Royal Councilor in 1681.

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1621 - 1693 - Swedish - 1670 - 1674 - Field Marshal - 1678 - Governor General - Terra Scania - Provinces - Scania - Hallandia - Blechingia - 1680 - Royal Councilor - 1681

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He was of an old Westphalian family that had emigrated to Courland in the 16th century. At the age of 13 he served as page at the Swedish army in Germany. He was present at the Battle of Nördlingen in 1634.

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Westphalian - Courland - Battle of Nördlingen

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In 1639 he left the army for studies in France.

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At the age of 19 he was drafted to a Hessian cavalry regiment in Swedish service. He distinguished himself at the Battle of Wolfenbüttel 1641 and though wounded in the Battle of Breitenfeld 1642

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Hessian - Swedish - Battle of Wolfenbüttel - Battle of Breitenfeld

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he fought bravely under Lennart Torstenson in the latter years of the Thirty Years' War, and in Poland.

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Lennart Torstenson - Thirty Years' War - Poland

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In the war against Denmark he led his own cavalry regiment in 1655 and was promoted Colonel in 1657.

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He was badly wounded at the attack on Copenhagen in 1658. When he was brought to Sweden to recover it was the first time he actually sat foot on Sweden proper, though he had served in the Swedish army for almost 24 years.

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Copenhagen - Sweden proper

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In the Scanian War he distinguished himself at the Battle of Halmstad 1676 and at the Battle of Landskrona 1677.

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Scanian War - Battle of Halmstad - Battle of Landskrona

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In the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648) he commanded troops at the Battle of Nördlingen in 1634 and Battle of Jankau in 1645. In the Northern Wars of King Charles X of Sweden he was a commander in the Battle of Konitz in 1656 and the March across the Great Belt in 1658. In the Scanian War he distinguished himself at the Battle of Lund in 1676 and the Battle of Landskrona in 1677.

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Thirty Years' War - 1618 - 1648 - Battle of Nördlingen - 1634 - Battle of Jankau - 1645 - Northern Wars - Charles X of Sweden - Battle of Konitz - 1656 - March across the Great Belt - 1658 - Scanian War - Battle of Lund - 1676 - Battle of Landskrona - 1677

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