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Carl Gustaf Wrangel Biography and Timeline

Follow Carl Gustaf Wrangel through 20 dated historical records for Sweden.

Carl Gustaf Wrangel, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

20Distinct records
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1613–1676Years on this page

1613

Birth of Carl Gustaf Wrangel

Count · Warfare / Military

Birth of Carl Gustaf Wrangel

1646

Commander in Chief

Count · Commander in Chief · Warfare / Military

Succeeds Lennart Torstenson as Commander in Chief of the Swedish army in Germany

Field Marshal

Count · Field Marshal · Warfare / Military

Returns to Germany as a Field Marshal

1648

Peace of Westphalia

Field Marshal · Germany · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Commands Swedish forces as the German war reaches settlement.

Role range: 1618-1648 – 1646-1648

Treaty of Westphalia

Field Marshal · Westphalia · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Wrangel commands Swedish forces as the settlement ends the imperial war.

Role range: 1618-1648 – 1646-1648

1655

Baltic War Planning

General · Swedish Commander · Stockholm · Warfare / Northern War, 2nd

Supports Swedish war planning during the early Deluge

Role range: 1655-1660

1657

Siege of Copenhagen

Count · Copenhagen · Warfare / Northern War, 1st

The Swedish under Wrangel are held at Copenhagen

Role range: 1655-1660

Result of Surrender of Danish Forces at Frederiksodde

Count · Frederiksodde · Warfare / Northern War, 1st

Frederiksodde falls to Swedish forces, removing a major Danish strongpoint.

Role range: 1655-1660

Siege of Frederiksodde

Count · Frederiksodde · Warfare / Northern War, 1st

Leads the siege of Frederiksodde & forces the Danish surrender under Marshal Bilde

Role range: 1655-1660

Surrender of Danish Forces at Frederiksodde

Count · Frederiksodde · Warfare / Northern War, 1st

Leads the siege of Frederiksodde & forces the Danish surrender under Marshal Bilde

Role range: 1655-1660

Lord High Admiral

Count · Lord High Admiral · Warfare / Military

Appointed Lord High Admiral

Invasion of Jutland

Count · Jutland · Warfare / Northern War, 1st

Invades Jutland

Role range: 1655-1660

Lord High Admiral

Count · Lord High Admiral · Warfare / Northern War, 1st

Appointed Lord High Admiral

Role range: 1655-1660

1658

Capture of Kronborg

Count · Kronborg · Warfare / Northern War, 1st

Captures Kronborg

Role range: 1655-1660

Siege of Kronborg

Count · Kronborg · Warfare / Northern War, 1st

Captures Kronborg

Role range: 1655-1660

1666

Habenhausen

Count · Field Marshal · Habenhausen · Warfare / Military

Forced to make peace, and concludes the "Peace of Habenhausen"

Siege of Bremen

Count · Field Marshal · Bremen · Warfare / Military

Forced to make peace, and concludes the "Peace of Habenhausen"

Capture of Bremen

Count · Field Marshal · Bremen · Warfare / Military

Enters Northern Germany to win the city of Bremen for the Swedish crown

Siege of Bremen

Count · Field Marshal · Bremen · Warfare / Military

Enters Northern Germany to win the city of Bremen for the Swedish crown

1676

Death of Carl Gustaf Wrangel

Count · Warfare / Military

Death of Carl Gustaf Wrangel

Records, sources and methodology

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