Eberhard von Vegesack

Eberhard von Vegesack
Major general; Count; Eberhard von Vegesack
	Litograph of von Vegesack by Alexander Wetterling
Birth name	Eberhard Ernst Gotthard von Vegesack
Born	29 March 1763; Rostock, Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Died	30 October 1818 (aged 54); Stockholm, Sweden
Buried	Klara Church
Allegiance	Sweden
Service/branch	Swedish Army
Years of service	1784–1818
Rank	Major general
Unit	Svea Artillery Regiment
Battles/wars	Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790) Pomeranian War Great Sortie of Stralsund (1807); Finnish War Battle of Lemo (1808); Battle of Lappfjärd (1808); Battle of Oravais (1808); War of the Sixth Coalition Swedish–Norwegian War (1814) Battle of Rakkestad (1814); Battle of Langnes (1814);

Eberhard Ernst Gotthard von Vegesack (29 March 1763 – 30 October 1818) was a German-born officer in the Swedish Army who was active from the Russo-Swedish War to the Swedish–Norwegian War.[1][2]

References

Theodor Westrin; Ruben Gustafsson Berg; Eugen Fahlstedt, eds. (1921). "Eberhard Ernst Gotthard von Vegesack". Nordisk familjebok konversationslexikon och realencyklopedi. 31 (2. ed.). Stockholm: Nordisk familjeboks förlag. pp. 1003–1004.
Herman Hofberg; Frithiof Heurlin; Viktor Millqvist; Olof Rubenson, eds. (1906). "Vegesack, Eberhard Ernst Gotthard von". Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon. 2 (2. ed.). Stockholm: Albert Bonniers Verlag. p. 701.

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[1] Theodor Westrin; Ruben Gustafsson Berg; Eugen Fahlstedt, eds. (1921). "Eberhard Ernst Gotthard von Vegesack". Nordisk familjebok konversationslexikon och realencyklopedi. 31 (2. ed.). Stockholm: Nordisk familjeboks förlag. pp. 1003–1004.

[2] Herman Hofberg; Frithiof Heurlin; Viktor Millqvist; Olof Rubenson, eds. (1906). "Vegesack, Eberhard Ernst Gotthard von". Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon. 2 (2. ed.). Stockholm: Albert Bonniers Verlag. p. 701.