Carl Pontus Gahn

Carl Pontus Gahn (1 March 1759 – 9 May 1825) was a Swedish military officer who participated in the Russo-Swedish War in Finland in 1788–1789, the Finnish War campaign in Norway in 1808 and the unsuccessful invasion of Norway at Eidskog in 1814.[1] He was ennobled in 1809, taking the title Gahn af Colquhoun in acknowledgement of his Scottish ancestry (Gahn was itself a contraction via Cahun of the family name of Colquhoun).[2] He was promoted to the rank of Major General in 1814 and became president of the Martial Court of Appeals (Krigshovrätten) in 1824.[1]

Major general

Carl Pontus Gahn
Birth nameCarl Pontus Gahn
Born(1759-03-01)1 March 1759
Falun, Sweden
Died9 May 1825(1825-05-09) (aged 66)
Stockholm, Sweden
Allegiance Sweden
Service/branchSwedish Army
RankMajor general
Battles/warsRusso-Swedish War (1788–1790)

Finnish War

Dano-Swedish War of 1808–09

Swedish–Norwegian War (1814)

Other workPresident of the Martial Court of Appeals (Krigshovrätten)

References
  1. http://www.dalregementetsmuseer.se/03_Samlingar/02_arkivalier/004_pz-biografier/03_personartiklar/05_gahn.htm
  2. http://www.electricscotland.com/History/sweden/16-1.htm


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