Johan Adam Cronstedt
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Count Johan Adam Cronstedt (December 12, 1749, Stockholm
- February 21, 1836, Stockholm) was a Swedish Lieutenant General and governor of Östergötland County. He joined up aged 14 and first saw action in the Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790), but he is most notable for his part in the 1808-09 Finnish War
and his command of the Savo
Brigade.
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
- February 21, 1836, Stockholm) was a Swedish Lieutenant General and governor of Östergötland County. He joined up aged 14 and first saw action in the Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790), but he is most notable for his part in the 1808-09 Finnish War
Finnish War
The Finnish War was fought between Sweden and the Russian Empire from February 1808 to September 1809. As a result of the war, the eastern third of Sweden was established as the autonomous Grand Duchy of Finland within the Russian Empire...
and his command of the Savo
Savo
Savo may refer to:* Savo Island near Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands* Battle of Savo Island, 9 August 1942* Savonian dialects of the Finnish language* Savonia or , a historical province of Finland* Savo - a main-belt asteroid...
Brigade.