List of officers in the Great Northern War

The list of officers in the Great Northern War includes officers who led an association (military) in north-eastern Europe during the Great Northern War .

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In the early modern period around 1700, officers were the most respected class of the estates . Officers worked in almost all areas of society, also outside the army or the navy . In addition to their military powers, officers often had dual functions at government level, in the diplomatic service or as noble landowners. Around 1700 there are roughly equal bourgeois and noble officers. For the nobility , in the emerging absolutism, military service formed the replacement for the discontinued state functions that were increasingly taken over by bourgeois dignitaries in the newly founded authorities .

Citizens remained numerically well represented in the early modern army, but were disadvantaged in terms of promotions compared to noble officers and were less likely to rise to the highest military posts.

Another characteristic of the officer rank in the early modern armies was their ethnic heterogeneity. Almost all armies continued to consist of recruited troops to a certain extent , including officers from abroad. Nobles in particular entered into several employment relationships in foreign armies during their training years. The largest proportion of foreigners in the officer corps can be found in the Russian armed forces, which were modernized by Peter I based on the Western model and introduced a correspondingly large number of Western reformers into the army. Many of these foreigners rose to the highest positions and took on important management functions in the Russian state even after Peter's death.

Officers in the Danish armed forces

image	Surname	Life dates	nationality	army	Ranks	Calls
	Jørgen Otto Brockenhuus		Norwegian	Norwegian Army
	Christian Thomsen Carl	1676 - March 29, 1713	Dane	Danish Navy
	Franz Joachim von Dewitz		German	Danish Army	1701: Colonel , 1709: Major General	Battle of Helsingborg , Battle of Gadebusch , Pomeranian Campaign 1715/1716
	Simon Henrik from Donop	? - October 24, 1727	Dane	Danish Army	1709: Colonel , 1716: Major General	Battle of Helsingborg , Battle of Gadebusch , Pomeranian Campaign 1715/1716
	Ulrik Christian Gyldenløve		Dane	Danish Navy	1701: Admiral General	Sea battle in the Køgebucht (1710) , sea ​​battle off Rügen (1712) , sea ​​battle near Jasmund (1715)
	Peder Grib	May 18, 1681 to March 17, 1757	Dane	Danish Navy		Naval battle in Dynekilen Fjord , attack on Strömstad
	Iver Hvitfeldt	December 5, 1665 to October 4, 1710	Norwegian	Danish Army	Frigate captain	Sea battle in the Køgebucht (1710)
	Jørgen Christopher von Klenow	? -1723	German	Danish Army	Lieutenant colonel	Norwegian campaign (1716)
	Barthold Heinrich von Lützow	March 22, 1654 to February 8, 1729	German	Norwegian Army	1710 major general, 1716 lieutenant general, 1718 commanding general in Norway	Norwegian campaign (1716)
	Peter Nicolay Motzfeldt	1660-1735	Dane	Norwegian Army	Colonel	Siege of Trondheim
	Jørgen Rantzau	1652-1713	Dane	Danish Army	1709: Lieutenant General	Battle of Helsingborg , battle of Lübow
	Jens Rostgaard	1652-1713	Dane	Danish Army	1705: Major General	Landing at Humlebæk
	Carl Rudolf		German	Danish Army	commander	Siege of Stralsund (1715)
	Jens Maltesen Sehested		Dane	Danish Army	general
	Not so with Nilsen Wiborg		Dane	Danish Army	major

Officers in the Polish Crown Army and Lithuanian Army

image	Surname	Life dates	nationality	army	Ranks	Calls
	Stanisław Chomętowski	1662-1728	Pole	Polish Crown Army
	Stanisław Mateusz Rzewuski	1662-1728	Pole	Polish Crown Army	1706: Hetman
	Ludwik Konstanty Pociej	1664-1730	Lithuanians	Lithuanian Army	Grand Hetman of Lithuania
	Jan Kazimierz Sapieha the Elder	1675-1730	Lithuanians	Lithuanian Army	1708: Grand Hetman of Lithuania
	Jan Kazimierz Sapieha the Younger	* 1637 or 1642; 1720	Lithuanians	Lithuanian Army	Grand Hetman of Lithuania	Battle of Jakobstadt
	Michał Serwacy Wiśniowiecki	* 1680 - † 1744	Lithuanians	Lithuanian Army	Grand Hetman of Lithuania	Battle of Jakobstadt

Officers in the Prussian Army

image	Surname	Life dates	nationality	army	Ranks	Calls
	George Friedrich von der Albe		German	Prussian Army	Major general	Siege of Wismar (1715)
	Georg Abraham von Arnim		German	Prussian Army	1715: General of the Infantry	Siege of Stralsund (1715) , storming of the Peenemünder Schanze
	Gottfried Albrecht von Bredow		German	Prussian Army	1709: Major General	Pomeranian campaign 1715/1716
	Friedrich Wilhelm II. (Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck)		German	Prussian Army	1713: Colonel	Pomeranian campaign 1715/1716

Officers in the Russian Armed Forces

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image	Surname	Life dates	nationality	army	Ranks	Calls
	Fyodor Matveyevich Apraxin		Russian	Russian Navy	1700: Admiral , 1708: General Admiral	Siege of Vyborg (1706) , sack of Porvoo , battle near Wesenberg (1708) , battle on the Neva , siege of Vyborg , battle near Pälkäne , sea ​​battle near Hanko , battle near Södra Stäket
	Christian Felix Bauer		German	Russian army	1700: General	Battle of hummelshof , Siege of Nyenschantz , Siege of Tartu (1704) , Battle of Narva (1704) , Siege of Mitau , Battle of Kalisz , Battle of Rajowka , Battle of Lesnaya , Battle of Poltava , siege of Riga (1709)
	Wilhelm Bergholtz		German	Russian army	1709: Major General	Siege of Vyborg , Pruth campaign
	Ivan Fedoseevich Bozis		Greek	Russian Navy	1703: Rear Admiral	Attacks on Saint Petersburg , pillage of Porvoo , siege of Vyborg
	Jacob Daniel Bruce		Russian of Scottish descent	Russian army	1700: Major in the artillery	Battle of Poltava
	Robert Bruce (General)		Russian of Scottish descent	Russian army	1700: Colonel , 1704: Major General	Battle of Narva , siege of Nöteborg , siege of Nyenschanz , attacks on Saint Petersburg , siege of Vyborg (1706) , siege of Vyborg , siege of Kexholm
	Charles Eugène de Croÿ		Frenchman	Russian army	17:00 Commander in Chief	Battle of Narva
	Cornelius Cruys		Norwegian Dutch	Russian Navy	Vice admiral	Siege of Vyborg
	Mikhail Mikhailovich Golitsyn (the elder)		Russian	Russian Army , Russian Navy	1702: Colonel , 1706: Major General , 1708: Lieutenant General , 1714: Colonel General	Battle of Narva , Siege of Nöteborg , Siege of Nyenschanz , Siege of Narva (1704) , Mitau , Battle of Moljatitschi , Battle of Lesnaja , Battle of Poltava , Siege of Vyborg , Sea Battle of Hanko
	Avtonom Mikhailovich Golovin		Russian	Russian army	1699: General of the Infantry	Battle of Narva
	Fyodor Alexejewitsch Golovin		Russian	Russian Army , Russian Navy	Admiral General (1699), Field Marshal General (1700)	Battle of Narva , Siege of Nyenschanz
	Heinrich von der Goltz		German	Russian army	1708: Lieutenant General	Battle of Golovchin
	Friedrich of Hessen-Darmstadt (1677–1708)		German	Russian army	1707: Lieutenant General	Battle of Lesnaya
	Mikhail Afanasewitsch Matjuschkin	1676-1737	Russian	Russian army	major	Battle of Poltava , Prut campaign
	Alexander Danilowitsch Menshikov		Russian	Russian army	1709: Field Marshal	Siege of Nöteborg , naval battle at the mouth of the Neva , Battle of Systerbäck , Battle of Kalisch , Battle of Golowtschin , Battle of Lesnaja , Battle of Poltava , Siege of Stralsund (1711) , Siege of Stettin (1713) ,
	Anikita Ivanovich Repnin		Russian	Russian army	1707: Lieutenant General	Siege of Nöteborg , Siege of Nyenschanz , Battle of Golovtschin , Battle of Lesnaya , Battle of Poltava , Siege of Riga (1709)
	Carl Ewald von Rönne		Russian	Russian army	1707: Lieutenant General , 1709 Lieutenant General , 1710: General of the Cavalry , 1716: Commander in Chief of the Russian Corps in Poland	Siege of Nöteborg , Siege of Nyenschanz , Battle of Narva , Battle of Wesenberg , Siege of Mitau , Battle of Golovchin , Battle of Krasnokutsk , Battle of Poltava , Siege of Riga (1709)
	Boris Petrovich Sheremetev		Russian	Russian army	Field Marshal General	Battle of Narva , Skirmishes near Rauge , Battle of Erastfer , Skirmish near Hummelshof , Siege of Nöteborg , Siege of Tartu (1704) , Battle of Masonry , Battle of Golovtschin , Battle of Poltava , Siege of Riga (1709)
	Mikhail Borisovich Sheremetev	(1672-1714)	Russian	Russian army	Major general	Skirmishes at Rauge
	Grigory Zhivotovsky		Russian	Russian army	Staff officer	Attack on Arkhangelsk
	Stepan Lukitsch Veljaminov	1670-1736	Russian	Russian army	Major general
	Nicolas von Werden		Russian	Russian army		Battle of the Embach
	Nikita Petrovich Wilboa	1674-1760	Frenchman	Russian Navy	Vice admiral

Officers in the Saxon Army

image	Surname	Life dates	nationality	army	Ranks	Calls
	Wolf Heinrich von Baudissin		German	Saxon Army	1710: Lieutenant General , 1714: General of the Cavalry
	Georg Karl von Carlowitz	(1658–1700)	German	Saxon Army	Major general	Siege of Riga (1700)
	Johann Eberhard von Droste zu Zützen		German	Saxon Army	1701: Major General, 1711: Lieutenant General	Battle of Fraustadt
	Jacob Heinrich von Flemming		German	Saxon Army	1699: Lieutenant General , 1705: General of the Cavalry , 1712: General Field Marshal	Siege of Riga (1700) , Battle of Klissow , Battle of Gadebusch , Pomeranian Campaign 1715/1716
	Heinrich Friedrich von Friesen		German	Saxon Army	1712: Colonel , 1715: Major General	Battle of Poltava , Pomeranian campaign 1715/1716

Officers in the Swedish armed forces

image	Surname	Life dates	nationality	army	Ranks	Calls
	Theodor Ankarcrona		Swede	Swedish Navy	1711: lieutenant , 1715: admiral	Siege of Stralsund (1715)
	Johann Apollof		Swede	Swedish army	Lieutenant colonel	Siege of Nyenschanz
	Carl Gustaf Armfelt		Swede	Swedish army	Adjutant General , 1717: Lieutenant General	Battle of Pälkäne , Battle of Storkyro , Carolinian death march
	Nils Krister von Baumgarten		Swede	Swedish army	Colonel
	Gotthard Wilhelm von Budberg		Swede	Swedish army		Siege of Riga (1700)
	Henrik Magnus Buddenbrock		Swede	Swedish army	1711: captain , 1715 major , 1717: colonel , 1721 major general ,
	Balthasar Freiherr von Campenhausen		Swede	Swedish Army , from 1712: Russian Army	1707: lieutenant, 1708: major, 1712: colonel,	Battle of Narva , Battle of Lesnaya , Battle of Poltava
	Carl Gustaf Creutz		Swede	Swedish army	Captain , 1701: Major, 1703: Lieutenant Colonel, 1704: Colonel, 1706: Major General,	Battle of Narva , Battle of the Daugava , Battle of Klissow , Battle of Kletsk , Battle of Poltava
	Johan Cronman		Swede	Swedish army	Lieutenant General
	Erik Dahlberg		Swede	Swedish army	Field Marshal	Siege of Riga (1700)
	Karl Gustav Düker		Swede	Swedish army	Adjutant General , 1710: Major General , 1718: Field Marshal	Battle of Narva , Battle of Poltava , Battle of Helsingborg , Siege of Stralsund (1715)
	Berndt Otto I. von Stackelberg		German Baltic	Swedish army	1701: Lieutenant Colonel , 1704: Colonel , 1706: Major General	Skirmishes near Rauge , battle near Jakobstadt , battle near Brickyard , battle near Lesnaya , battle near Poltava
	Johan Jakob Ehrensvärd		Swede	Swedish army	1712: Major , 1715: Lieutenant Colonel , 1719: Colonel	Battle of Poltava , Battle of Helsingborg , Siege of Wismar (1715) , Siege of Frederikshald
	Reinhold Johan von Fersen		German Baltic	Swedish army	1702: Major General , 1709: Lieutenant General	Battle of the Düna , Battle of Klissow
	Axel Gyllenkrok		Swede	Swedish army	1701: Major	Battle of Poltava
	Hugo Johan Hamilton		Swede	Swedish army	1700: Lieutenant Colonel , 1702: Colonel , 1708: Major General	Battle of Narva , Battle of Klissow , Battle of Fraustadt , Battle of Poltava
	Carl Gustav Loschem von Hertzfeld		Swede	Russian army		Naval battles on Lake Ladoga
	Carl Henrik von Löwe	(1666–1741)	Swede	Swedish Navy	1700: Commodore , 1719: Admiral	Attack on Arkhangelsk
	Charles Emil Lewenhaupt the Elder		Swede	Swedish army	1710: Lieutenant Colonel
	Joachim Fredrik von Liewen	(1655-1713)	Swede	Swedish army	Lieutenant colonel	Battle of Wesenberg (1708)
	Hans Henrik von Liewen the Elder	(1664–1733)	Swede	Swedish army	1703: Colonel , 1710: Major General , 1714: Lieutenant General	Battle of Wesenberg (1708)
	Gideon from Numers	(1654–1708)	Swede	Swedish Navy	Vice admiral
	Erik Ramsay is different	(1638-1734)	Swede	Swedish army	1700: Colonel , 1713: Major General	Battle at Koporje
	Joachim von Rohr		Swede	Swedish army	Lieutenant colonel
	Heinrich Johann von Schlippenbach	(1679–1748)	Swede	Swedish army	Lieutenant colonel	Battle of Wesenberg (1708)
	Gustav Wilhelm von Schlippenbach	(16 ?? - 1711)	Swede	Swedish army	Colonel	Siege of Nöteborg
	Henrik Mattias von Seulenberg	(1690 - March 17, 1747)	Swede	Swedish army	1708: Lieutenant	Evacuation at Kolkanpää
	Malcolm Sinclair (Swedish nobleman)	(1690 - June 17, 1739)	Swede	Swedish army	Sub-lieutenant
	Carl Gustaf Skytte	(December 12, 1647 to June 11, 1717)	Swede	Swedish army	general
	Magnus Stiernstråle		Swede	Swedish army	Colonel
	Carl Henrik Wrangel	January 28, 1681 to March 23, 1755	Swede	Swedish army	Lieutenant colonel	Battle of Poltava

literature

• Hermann Hofberg (Hrsg.): Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon. 2 volumes. Bonnier, Stockholm 1906.
• Kurd Wolfgang von Schöning : The Generals of the Chur-Brandenburg and Royal Prussian Army from 1640-1840. A historical overview, together with many documentary notes woven into it. Lüderitz u. a., Berlin 1840.

Individual evidence

1. ^ HW Harbou: Donop, Simon Henrik . In: Carl Frederik Bricka (Ed.): Dansk biografisk Lexikon. Tillige omfattende Norge for Tidsrummet 1537-1814. 1st edition. tape 4 : Clemens – Eynden . Gyldendalske Boghandels Forlag, Copenhagen 1890, p. 298 (Danish, runeberg.org ).
2. ↑ Grib, Peder . In: Carl Frederik Bricka (Ed.): Dansk biografisk Lexikon. Tillige omfattende Norge for Tidsrummet 1537-1814. 1st edition. tape 6 : Gerson-H. Hansen . Gyldendalske Boghandels Forlag, Copenhagen 1892, p. 198-199 (Danish, runeberg.org ).
3. ↑ snl.no
4. ^ Lützow, Barthold Heinrich . In: Carl Frederik Bricka (Ed.): Dansk biografisk Lexikon. Tillige omfattende Norge for Tidsrummet 1537-1814. 1st edition. tape 10 : Laale – Løvenørn . Gyldendalske Boghandels Forlag, Copenhagen 1896, p. 569-570 (Danish, runeberg.org ).
5. ^ Motzfeldt, Peter Nicolay . In: Theodor Westrin (Ed.): Nordisk familjebok konversationslexikon och realencyklopedi . 2nd Edition. tape 18 : Mekaniker – Mycale . Nordisk familjeboks förlag, Stockholm 1913, Sp. 1246 (Swedish, runeberg.org ).
6. ↑ ЭСБЕ / Беркгольц или Берхгольц, Вильгельм . ( Wikisource )
7. ↑ ЭСБЕ / Матюшкин, Михаил Афанасьевич . ( Wikisource )
8. ↑ history.org.ua
9. ↑ bogatov.info
10. ↑ Brockhaus: General Encyclopedia of Sciences and Arts in alphabetical order. Brockhaus, 1832, p. 17 ( limited preview in the Google book search).
11. ↑ daten.digitale-sammlungen.de
12. ^ Wrangel, Carl Henrik . In: Theodor Westrin, Ruben Gustafsson Berg, Eugen Fahlstedt (eds.): Nordisk familjebok konversationslexikon och realencyklopedi . 2nd Edition. tape 32 : Werth – Väderkvarn . Nordisk familjeboks förlag, Stockholm 1921, Sp. 1133-1134 (Swedish, runeberg.org ).