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Karl Gustav, Count Wrangel

Swedish military officer
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Dec. 13, 1613, Skokloster, near Uppsala, Swed.
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June 25, 1676, Spieker, Rügen Island, off Pomerania [Germany] (aged 62)

Karl Gustav, Count Wrangel (born Dec. 13, 1613, Skokloster, near Uppsala, Swed.—died June 25, 1676, Spieker, Rügen Island, off Pomerania [Germany]) was a Swedish soldier who succeeded Lennart Torstenson as Swedish military and naval commander during the Thirty Years’ War (1618–48) and subsequent Baltic conflicts. Wrangel began his military career in Germany during the Thirty Years’ War and by 1638 was a major general. He participated in many victories and won a naval victory off Fehmarn (1644). In 1646 he became Swedish commander in chief. He proved an able strategist in operations largely coordinated with those of the French commander, ...(100 of 185 words)

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