Gustav Gabriel Appelmann

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Gustav Gabriel Appelmann (born May 16, 1656 in Pudagla , † November 24, 1721 in Stockholm ) was a Swedish artillery officer , most recently in the rank of lieutenant general of the infantry . He was in the military training of Charles XII. involved, constructed a light field gun and set up a land militia.

Life

Gustav Gabriel Appelmann was born in 1656 at Pudagla Castle in Swedish Pomerania . His father Peter Appelmann (1622–1705) was the governor in Pudagla on Usedom . His mother Catharina Rehnskiöld (1643–1671) was the daughter of the government councilor Gerdt Anton Rehnskiöld .

He joined the Swedish artillery in Pomerania in 1675 as a volunteer. In the Swedish-Brandenburg War he took part in the Battle of Fehrbellin and other subsequent battles. In 1677 he was promoted to constable . In 1682 he was a miner in the artillery in Stockholm. He was promoted to ensign in 1684 and to lieutenant in 1688. In the Palatinate War of Succession he fought with the coalition troops on the Rhine and in 1690 in Brabant . In 1693 he was promoted to lieutenant captain and in 1695 to captain. In 1696 he submitted a proposal for an iron mount , which he offered to the Dutch in 1709 with an unknown result. Appelmann enjoyed a high reputation as an artilleryman. From 1696 to 1697 he had to instruct Crown Prince Karl in his knowledge. In 1698 he was promoted to major.

In the battle of Narva he led the artillery under Johan Sjöblad. In 1702 he was promoted to lieutenant colonel. In 1704 he was sent to Elbing to defend the city . There he constructed a three-pound field artillery cannon in 1705. He was later taken to Pomerania because of an injury. In 1710 he was promoted to colonel and called back to Sweden. Together with Gabriel Cronstedt, he drafted a plan for the fortification of Stockholm on behalf of the Defense Commission. When the project was stopped because of the outbreak of the plague and lack of money, he wrote a letter to the king explaining the need for this measure. At the same time he made new proposals for the military security of Stockholm and the mobilization of the peasant class .

In 1716 he became Landshövding von Stora Kopparbergs län . In 1717 he was appointed major general. He recruited farmers for militias to be used against enemies invading Sweden. These were brought together in 1719 after the landing of Russian troops near Gävle on the border of Kopparbergs län, but were not used. He tried to alleviate the consequences of bad harvests in 1717 and 1718 by arranging loans to the farmers. However, a sharp rise in prices made it impossible to buy grain, so he had to ask the king for assistance. Government support was granted in 1719 but did not meet needs.

On May 23, 1719 he was raised to the status of Swedish baron. In the same year he was promoted to lieutenant general of the infantry.

Gustav Gabriel Appelmann was married to Elisabeth Anrep (1670–1718), the daughter of Major Reinhold Anrep . With her he had seven sons and five daughters. After leaving the Swedish army, the eldest son, Carl Ulrich, entered Dutch service and died as a commander in Batavia .

Appelmann's second marriage to Christina Gyllenlood, daughter of Major General Hans Johan Gyllenlood, remained childless.

Gustav Gabriel Appelmann was buried next to his first wife in the Hosjö chapel.

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SURNAME Appelmann, Gustav Gabriel
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Appelman, Gustaf Gabriel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish artillery officer, lieutenant general
DATE OF BIRTH May 16, 1656
PLACE OF BIRTH Pudagla
DATE OF DEATH November 24, 1721
Place of death Stockholm