- Adam Ludwig Lewenhaupt
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name=Adam Ludwig Lewenhaupt
lived=15 April 1659 - 12 February 1719
placeofbirth=Copenhagen ,Denmark
placeofdeath=Moscow ,Russia
caption=Adam Ludwig Lewenhaupt
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allegiance=Sweden
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rank=General
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battles=Great Turkish War Nine Years' War Great Northern War
*Battle of Jēkabpils
*Battle of Gemauerthof
*Battle of Lesnaya
*Battle of Poltava
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portrayedby=Adam Ludwig Lewenhaupt (15 April 1659 – 12 February 1719) was a Swedish
general .Educated at
Lund University and Uppsala, he originally pursued a career in the diplomatic arena, but found this occupation quite undesirable. He then became a soldier, fighting in Dutch service for many years before returning to Sweden. When theGreat Northern War broke out, he was placed in command of a newly created regiment of infantry. He was one of the few successful commanders against the Russians in the Baltic region while King Charles XII was on campaign in Poland and Saxony. In 1705 Lewenhaupt won thebattle of Gemauerthof and was appointed governor of Riga. In 1708, he was ordered to march east with a supply column, to support Charles's primary invasion force in Russia. This led to theBattle of Lesnaya (1708), in which he was defeated and forced to abandon his supplies. In 1709, after having connected with the King's army, Lewenhaupt was given command of the infantry at the disastrousbattle of Poltava (1709) and thesurrender at Perevolochna . He died 1719 in Russian captivity.
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