Gustaf Wachtmeister was a Swedish Army officer made famous at the Battle of Valkeala in Finland in 1789 against Russia where he was wounded by a musket shot to his arm, which had to be amputated.
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Carl Gustaf BielkeAlso won Commander of the Order of the Sword
Salomon von RajalinAlso won Commander of the Order of the Sword
Mattias Alexander von Ungern-SternbergAlso won Commander of the Order of the Sword
Gustaf Fredrik von RosenAlso won Commander of the Order of the Sword
Rudolf CederströmAlso won Commander of the Order of the Sword
Magnus BjörnstjernaAlso won Commander of the Order of the SwordAbout this person
Gustaf Wachtmeister was a Swedish Army officer made famous at the Battle of Valkeala in Finland in 1789 against Russia where he was wounded by a musket shot to his arm, which had to be amputated. He was made the hero of the hour by King Gustav III who was in desperate need of publicity as he tried to silence domestic opposition with a crushing victory over Russia.
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Lived 1757 to 1826 · aged 68
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