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|name =Friedrich von Arenstorff |
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|birth_date = <!-- {{Birth date|YYYY|MM|DD}} -->1626 |
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|death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} -->1689 |
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|allegiance =[[Sweden]]<br>[[Denmark]] |
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|branch =[[Swedish Army]]<br>[[Royal Danish Army]] |
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|serviceyears =1645 – 1689 |
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|rank =[[Commander-in-Chief|Supreme Commander]] |
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|battles =[[Copenhagen]] (1660)<br>[[Scanian War]] (1675 – 1679) |
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* [[Battle of Lund]] |
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Von Arenstorff started his career in the [[Swedish Army]] in [[Poland]] in 1645 and took part in the siege of [[Copenhagen]] in 1660. |
Von Arenstorff started his career in the [[Swedish Army]] in [[Poland]] in 1645 and took part in the siege of [[Copenhagen]] in 1660. |
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In 1661 he went into Danish pay. After his brother [[Carl von Arenstorff]] had been wounded, and the king had fled, he commanded the [[Royal Danish Army]] at the [[Battle of Lund]] in 1676. It is believed that his formalism cost the Danes the victory. |
In 1661 he went into Danish pay. After his brother [[Carl von Arenstorff]] had been wounded, and the king had fled, he commanded the [[Royal Danish Army]] at the [[Battle of Lund]] in 1676. It is believed that his formalism cost the Danes the victory. |
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In 1678 he commanded the Danish army in the [[Scania]]. For disobeying the command to save the trapped Danish army at [[Kristianstad]] but if the Danish army's line was fort as well as the right line he commanded in the [[Battle of Lund]] the result might have been different - |
In 1678 he commanded the Danish army in the [[Scania]]. For disobeying the command to save the trapped Danish army at [[Kristianstad]] but if the Danish army's line was fort as well as the right line he commanded in the [[Battle of Lund]] the result might have been different - he was sentenced to death with loss of title, land and property, but reprieved by the King. |
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It is also believed that his cruelty towards the civilians in Scania made many of them change sides and prefer to be under Swedish rule. |
It is also believed that his cruelty towards the civilians in Scania made many of them change sides and prefer to be under Swedish rule. |
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In 1688 he was made [[Commander-in-Chief|Supreme Commander]] of the whole Danish Army. |
In 1688 he was made [[Commander-in-Chief|Supreme Commander]] of the whole Danish Army. |
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[[Category:1626 births|Arenstorff, Friedrich von]] |
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[[Category:1689 deaths|Arenstorff, Friedrich von]] |
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Revision as of 04:22, 9 April 2012
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Friedrich von Arenstorff | |
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| Born | 1626 |
| Died | 1689 |
| Allegiance | Sweden Denmark |
| Service/ | Swedish Army Royal Danish Army |
| Years of service | 1645 – 1689 |
| Rank | Supreme Commander |
| Battles/wars | Copenhagen (1660) Scanian War (1675 – 1679) |
Friedrich von Arenstorff (Danish: Frederik von Arenstorff) (1626 – 1689) was an officer in Swedish and Danish military service.
Von Arenstorff started his career in the Swedish Army in Poland in 1645 and took part in the siege of Copenhagen in 1660.
In 1661 he went into Danish pay. After his brother Carl von Arenstorff had been wounded, and the king had fled, he commanded the Royal Danish Army at the Battle of Lund in 1676. It is believed that his formalism cost the Danes the victory.
In 1678 he commanded the Danish army in the Scania. For disobeying the command to save the trapped Danish army at Kristianstad but if the Danish army's line was fort as well as the right line he commanded in the Battle of Lund the result might have been different - he was sentenced to death with loss of title, land and property, but reprieved by the King.
It is also believed that his cruelty towards the civilians in Scania made many of them change sides and prefer to be under Swedish rule.
In 1688 he was made Supreme Commander of the whole Danish Army.
