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Arvid Axel Mardefelt

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Arvid Axel Mardefelt
Arvid Axel Mardefelt by an unknown artist
Born1655
Died(1708-05-18)May 18, 1708
Ziönloffkoff, Lithuania
Buried
Vilnius, Lithuania
Allegiance Sweden
Service / branchInfantry
Years of service1677-1708
RankGeneral
CommandsSödermanland Regiment
Battles / wars
Spouse(s)Catharina von Wedeman
ChildrenAxel Mardefelt
Anna Catharina
Mardefelt
Carl Gustaf Mardefelt
RelationsConrad Mardefelt (father), Lucia Catharina Theophili (mother)


Freiherr Arvid Axel Mardefelt (around 1655 – 18 May 1708) was a Swedish Infantry General from the 18th century and a familiar of Charles XII of Sweden during the Great Northern War.[1]

Biography

Mardefelt was the son of Field Marshal Conrad Mardefelt. In 1702 during the Great Northern War, he was in charge of the operations of the Swedish Army in Western Poland and in 1704 he conquered Poznań. In 1706 he distinguished himself in the Battle of Fraustadt.[2]

On 29 October 1706 he and his army of 5,000 Swedish and 10,000 Polish Soldiers faced an army of 35,000 Russian, Saxon and Polish troops under August the Strong at the Battle of Kalisz and were defeated.[3] His Polish cavalry under Stanisław Leszczyński Grand Duke of Lithuania, was routed. Mardefelt together with 100 officers, including Polish Magnates, became a prisoner of war. After his release in 1707, Mardefelt died of gout in Ziönloffkoff, Lithuania.

References

  1. ^ "Arvid A Mardefelt". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  2. ^ "Battle of Fraustadt, 1706 Feb 13". golden.net. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  3. ^ "Battle of Kalisz in western Poland". The Local Europe AB. 4 November 2006. Retrieved March 1, 2020.