Johan Bergenstråhle

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Johan Bergenstråhle (13 May 1756 – 7 March 1840 in Stockholm) was a Swedish military officer who participated in Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790), and the Finnish War. In June 1808, he was sent as a colonel of the Swedish Army, with 1,000 men and four cannon to Vasa in order to retake the city from the Russians. The expedition failed and Bergenstråhle was wounded and captured on 25 June.

Major general Johan Bergenstråhle
Birth name	Johan Bergenstråhle
Born	(1756-05-13)13 May 1756
Died	7 March 1840(1840-03-07) (aged 83) Stockholm, Sweden
Allegiance	Sweden
Branch	Swedish Army
Years of service	1788–1813
Rank	Major general
Unit	Nyland Regiment
Commands	Nyland Regiment Västerbotten Regiment
Battles / wars	Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790) Dano-Swedish War (1808–1809) Finnish War
Spouse(s)	Carolina Margareta von Christiersson ​ ​ (m. 1785; d. 1799)​ Ulrika Gustava Riddersvärd ​ ​ (m. 1800)​

Military career

• 1788, lieutenant colonel at Nylands infanteri
• 1805, colonel at Västerbottens regemente
• 1813, retired as major general.

Personal life

Bergenstråhle was married on 12 October 1785 to Carolina Margareta von Cristiersson (1767–1799), and they had seven children. He remarried on 23 September 1800 to Ulrika Gustava Riddersvärd (1781–1849), and they had ten children.

Sources

• Nordisk Familjebok

This article contains content from the Owl Edition of Nordisk familjebok, a Swedish encyclopedia published between 1904 and 1926, now in the public domain.