Eric, Count Dahlbergh

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Eric, Count Dahlbergh

Swedish military officer

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Born:: October 10, 1625, Stockholm, Sweden

Died:: January 16, 1703, Stockholm (aged 77)

Role In:: Scanian War; Second Northern War

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Eric, Count Dahlbergh (born October 10, 1625, Stockholm, Sweden—died January 16, 1703, Stockholm) was a Swedish soldier, civil servant, and graphic artist who served with distinction in the Swedish war against Denmark (1675–79) and the Great Northern War (1700–21) and directed fortifications as part of the military rebuilding program of King Charles XI. After serving as an engineer (1655–57) in Sweden’s Polish campaign, Dahlbergh returned to fight in the war of 1657–58 against Denmark. His diary, which gives a useful account of the war, contains a questionable claim that he played a crucial role in the Swedish victory. After becoming ...(100 of 219 words)

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