Otto Vellingk

Otto Ottoson Vellingk (1649-1708) was a Swedish general during the Great Northern War.

Biography

He was born in 1649 to Otto Gotthardsson Vellingk and Christina Nilsdotter Mannersköld, and had a brother, Mauritz Wellingk. He was promoted to general in 1698.

He participated in key battles of Great Northern War including: the Battle of Narva in 1700, and the Crossing of Daugava near Riga in 1701. He participated in the Battle of Klissow on July 9, 1702.^[1] He was in the Battle of Punitz on October 28, 1704.

He was made a royal advisor in 1705, and ennobled as a count in 1706.

References

1. ^ Robert Nisbet Bain. Charles XII and the collapse of the Swedish empire, 1682-1719. http://books.google.com/books?id=unUOAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA103&dq=%22Otto+Vellingk%22&hl=en&ei=Iyk2TfLtLMTJgQf-pJiwCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CDEQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=%22Otto%20Vellingk%22&f=false. "... who commanded the Swedish right, was mortally wounded,* and his place was taken by General Otto Vellingk. The magnificently attired and excellently mounted Polish cavalry charged the Swedes in gallant style, but were met not only by ..." 

External link

• The Battle of Klezow (or Klissow) 9th July 1702

See also

• Great Northern War

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Name	Vellingk, Otto
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Date of birth	1649
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Date of death	1708
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