Arvid Axel Mardefelt
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Freiherr Arvid Axel Mardefelt (around 1655 – Jakin, Poland May 18, 1708) was a Swedish Infantery General from the 18th century and a familiar of Charles XII of Sweden
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. 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
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On October 29 1706, he and his army of 5.000 Swedish and 10.000 Polnish Soldiers faced near Kalisz
an army of 35.000 Russian, Saxon and Polish troops under August the Strong, and were defeated. His Polnish cavalry under Stanisław Leszczyński was routed. Mardefelt together with 100 officers, including Polish Magnate
s, were made prisoners of War.
After his release in 1707, Mardefelt died of Gout
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Charles XII of Sweden
Charles XII also Carl of Sweden, , Latinized to Carolus Rex, Turkish: Demirbaş Şarl, also known as Charles the Habitué was the King of the Swedish Empire from 1697 to 1718...
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Biography
Mardefelt was the son of Fieldmarshal Conrad MardefeltConrad Mardefelt
Baron Conrad Mardefelt, formally Conrad von Maesberg, friherre Marderfelt was a Field Marshal of Sweden . He was a nobleman of Pomeranian origin....
. In 1702 during the Great Northern War
Great Northern War
The Great Northern War was a conflict in which a coalition led by the Tsardom of Russia successfully contested the supremacy of the Swedish Empire in northern Central Europe and Eastern Europe. The initial leaders of the anti-Swedish alliance were Peter I the Great of Russia, Frederick IV of...
, he was in charge of the operations of the Swedish Army in Western Poland and in 1704 he conquered Poznań
Poznan
Poznań is a city on the Warta river in west-central Poland, with a population of 556,022 in June 2009. It is among the oldest cities in Poland, and was one of the most important centres in the early Polish state, whose first rulers were buried at Poznań's cathedral. It is sometimes claimed to be...
. In 1706 he distinguished himself in the Battle of Fraustadt
Battle of Fraustadt
The Battle of Fraustadt was fought on February 2, 1706 / February 3, 1706 / February 13, 1706 between Sweden and Saxony-Poland and their Russian allies near Fraustadt in Poland. During the Battle of Fraustadt on February 3, August II was only 120 kilometers away with a cavalry force about 8000...
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On October 29 1706, he and his army of 5.000 Swedish and 10.000 Polnish Soldiers faced near Kalisz
Battle of Kalisz
The Battle of Kalisz took place on October 29, 1706 in Kalisz, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth during the Great Northern War. It was a three hour fight which could have been prevented if Augustus II of Poland had been better informed of certain matters concerning the Swedes and Russians. At the...
an army of 35.000 Russian, Saxon and Polish troops under August the Strong, and were defeated. His Polnish cavalry under Stanisław Leszczyński was routed. Mardefelt together with 100 officers, including Polish Magnate
Magnate
Magnate, from the Late Latin magnas, a great man, itself from Latin magnus 'great', designates a noble or other man in a high social position, by birth, wealth or other qualities...
s, were made prisoners of War.
After his release in 1707, Mardefelt died of Gout
Gout
Gout is a medical condition usually characterized by recurrent attacks of acute inflammatory arthritis—a red, tender, hot, swollen joint. The metatarsal-phalangeal joint at the base of the big toe is the most commonly affected . However, it may also present as tophi, kidney stones, or urate...
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