STENBOCK, MAGNUS GUSTAFSSON, COUNT (16641717)

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STENBOCK, MAGNUS GUSTAFSSON, COUNT (16641717) , Swedish soldier, was educated at

Upsala

UPSALA, or UPPSALA

and at Paris,

chose

CHOSE (Fr. for " thing ")

the military profession, and spent some years in the service of.the United Provinces. Returning to Sweden he entered the army, and in 1688 became major. He served with the Swedes in the Low Countries and on the Rhine, distinguishing him-self for skill and courage at Fleurus. During the War of the Grand Alliance he was employed not only in the field but also as a confidential agent in diplomatic missions. Soon after-wards as colonel of the 'Dalecarlian

regiment

REGIMENT (from Late Latin regimentum, rule, regere, to rule, govern, direct)

he led it in the astonishing victory of Narva. He distinguished himself still more at Dunamunde, Klissow and Cracow. In 1703 he fought the successful battle of Pultusk, and three years later, having reached the rank of general of infantry, was made

governor

GOVERNOR (from the Fr. gouverneur, from gouverner, O. Fr. governer, Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, to direct, guide)

-general of the province of Scania, which he delivered from the Danish invaders by the decisive victory of Helsiiigborg. He was a

great

GREAT

favourite with Charles XII. in the earlier campaigns, but later the two drifted somewhat apart. It is recorded that the king, before whom General Lagercrona accused Stenbock of drunkenness, replied that ".Stefbock drunk was more capable of giving orders than Lagercrona sober." His activities were not confined to war and diplomacy; the university of Lund was under his care for some years, and he had no mean skill as a painter and a poet. He became councillor in 1710, and Charles gave him his field

marshal

MARSHAL (med. Lat. marescalcus, from O.H.Ger. marah, horse, and scalc, servant)

baton

BATON (Fr. baton, baston, from Late Lat. basto, a stick or staff)

in 1712. In the same year he invaded Mecklenburg (with but g000 men) in order to cover Stralsund. He won the brilliant action of Gadebusch, but numbers prevailed against him in the end. Cut off in Tonning he was forced to surrender after a gallant resistance; and passed into captivity. Five years of harsh treatment in

Copenhagen

COPENHAGEN (Danish Kjobenhavn)

brought his

life

LIFE

to a close in 1717.
See Loenbom, MagniStenbocks lefverne (17571765) ; Lilljestrale,

Magnus

MAGNUS, HEINRICH GUSTAV (1802-1870)

Stenbock (Helsingborg,. 189o).

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