Berndt Otto Stackelberg
Åbo, Finland | |
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Allegiance | |
Years of service | 1685–1734 |
Rank | Field marshal (Fältmarskalk) |
Commands held | Björneborg County infantry Regiment Åbo County Infantry Regiment |
Battles/wars | |
Spouse(s) |
Margareta Elisabeth Maidel
(m. 1696) |
Biography
Berndt Otto Stackelberg was born on 14 May 1662
At the start of the Great Northern War in 1700, he was made an Adjutant general and served under Otto Vellingk.[3][4] The following year he was then placed under the command of Wolmar Anton von Schlippenbach and would see action at the battle of Rauge, where he commanded the artillery.[5] In 1702, Stackelberg was promoted to Colonel and given command of the Björneborg County infantry Regiment.[6] In February 1703, Stackelberg defeated a contingent of Poles under Grzegorz Antoni Oginski in an engagement near Janitzsky.[7]
In 1704, Stackelberg was transferred to the army of
In 1708, after
After reuniting with the Charles’ army, Stackelberg then came under the direct command of the king himself and would lead a Swedish detachment across the river Desna as well as repulse a subsequent Russian counterattack.[2] He was then involved in sieging down the town of Veprik, where, during an assault on the town's defences, he was wounded by shrapnel.[6] At the battle of Poltava on 8 July 1709, Stackelberg commanded one of the four infantry columns under Lewenhaupt and took part in the assault on the Russian redoubts in the opening phase of the battle.[11] Stackelberg was taken prisoner along with many other generals after the battle and was forced to take part in Peter the Great's victory parade in Moscow.[11] From there he was then taken to Siberia where he was held in captivity until the end of the war.
After returning to Sweden, Stackelberg was promoted to general and given command of the
Family
Stackelberg married Margareta Elisabeth Maidel in 1696 and were together until his death.[3] They had 8 children:[7]
- Georg Johan (1697–1765);
- Helena (1698–1748);
- Hedvig Juliana (1700–1763);
- Margaretha Elisabeth (1701–1773);
- Berndt Otto (1703–1787);
- Wolter Reinhold (1705–1801);
- Christina (1707–1735);
- Anna Catharina (1708–1745)
See also
Notes
- ^ In Swedish sources his name is written without von
References
Citations
- ^ Westrin 1917, p. 877.
- ^ a b c "Stackelberg, Bernd Otto v." BBLd – Baltisches Biografisches Lexikon digital (in German). Retrieved 14 May 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f "Berndt Otto von Stackelberg". www.battle.poltava.ua. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Berndt Otto Stackelberg". www.battle.poltava.ua (in Swedish). Retrieved 14 May 2023.
- ^ a b Girgensohn, C. "Stackelberg, Berndt Otto". Deutsche Biographie (in German). Retrieved 14 May 2023.
- ^ a b c d e Tjerneld, Andreas. "Stackelberg, släkt" [Stackelberg,family]. Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Retrieved 14 May 2023.
- ^ a b Anrep 1862, p. 102.
- ^ Hofberg 1906, p. 507−508.
- ^ a b c d Sundholm 1873, p. 153.
- ^ Wolke 2018, p. 42.
- ^ a b "Берндт Отто Стакельберг" [Berndt Otto Stackelberg]. www.battle.poltava.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 14 May 2023.
Bibliography
- Anrep, Gabriel, ed. (1862). Svenska Adelns Ättar-Taflor [Swedish Nobility Family Tables] (in Swedish). Norstedts förlag.
- Hofberg, Herman (1906). Heurlin, Frithiof; Millqvist, Viktor; Rubenson, Olof (eds.). Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon [Swedish biographical dictionary]. Albert Bonniers Publishers. on Project Runeberg
- Sundholm, O. Th. (1873). Sveriges fältmarskalkar [Sweden's Field Marshals] (in Swedish). Esaias Edquist.
- Westrin, Th., ed. (1917). Nordisk familjebok [Nordic Family Book] (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Nordic family books publishing company. on Project Runeberg
- Wolke, Lars Ericson (2018). The Swedish Army in the Great Northern War 1700-21. Helion & Company. ISBN 978-1-912390-18-2.