Magnus Stenbock Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Magnus Stenbock, based on 12 World History Database records associated with Sweden.

12 records1700–171312 events10 places

Chronological biography

1700

Battle of Narva30 November 1700

Warfare / Great Northern War · Count · General · Narva

Magnus Stenbock serves in the Swedish army during the victory at Narva.

1701

Duna Campaign9 July 1701

Warfare / Great Northern War · General · Swedish Commander · Duna

Stenbock participates in the Swedish victory over the Saxon army.

1702

Kliszow Service19 July 1702

Warfare / Great Northern War · General · Swedish Commander · Kliszow

Stenbock serves in the Swedish army during the battle of Kliszow.

1703

Siege Operations at Thorn1703

Warfare / Great Northern War · General · Swedish Commander · Thorn

Stenbock participates in Swedish operations around Thorn.

1710

Battle of Helsingborg10 March 1710

Warfare / Great Northern War · General · Helsingborg

Stenbock defeats the Danish army at Helsingborg and ends Denmark's attempt to retake Scania.

1711

Pomeranian Defence1711

Warfare / Great Northern War · General · Swedish Pomerania

Stenbock secures the Swedish Pomeranian pocket before turning west against Danish and Saxon forces.

Relief of Stralsund1711

Warfare / Great Northern War · General · Stralsund

Stenbock brings a Swedish relief army to Pomerania and prevents the first coalition attempt to take Stralsund.

1712

Advance into HolsteinDecember 1712

Warfare / Great Northern War · General · Holstein

After Gadebusch, Stenbock advances into Holstein while pursued by coalition armies.

Battle of Gadebusch20 December 1712

Warfare / Great Northern War · General · Gadebusch

Stenbock defeats Danish and Saxon forces at Gadebusch in Sweden's last major field victory of the war.

1713

Siege of TonningFebruary 1713

Warfare / Great Northern War · General · Tonning

Stenbock's Swedish army is trapped in Tonning after retreating into Holstein-Gottorp territory.

Captivity16 May 1713

Warfare / Great Northern War · General · Tonning

Stenbock is taken into captivity after the surrender of the Swedish force at Tonning.

Surrender at Tonning16 May 1713

Warfare / Great Northern War · General · Tonning

Stenbock surrenders the Swedish army at Tonning after supplies fail and disease spreads through the camp.

Titles and roles

Count · General · General · General · Swedish Commander

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.