Curt Christoph von Koppelow

Curt Christoph von Koppelow or Cort Christopher von Caplau (variants: Koppelöu, Kaplan, Coplou, Coppelouwe) (1624–1705) was a German-Norwegian nobleman and officer in the Dano-Norwegian army. Von Koppelow was the commander of Munkholmen fortress in Trondheim, Norway between 1700 and 1704. He was the father to Norwegian General Major Jürgen Christoph von Koppelow[1][2][3][4][5]

Curt Christoph von Koppelow
Bornc. 1624
Suckow, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany
Died13 March 1705
Støren, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway
AllegianceDenmark-Norway
Service/branchRoyal Danish Army
Norwegian Army
Years of service1658-1704
RankMajor
Commands heldCoastal fortresses:
Battles/warsDano-Swedish War (1658-60)
Scanian War
Battle of Nyborg
Battle of Uddevalla
Battle of Marstrand

As a young German nobleman from the House of Koppelow in Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Curt Christoph was invited in 1658 to serve under Danish field marshall Hans Schack. He participated in the Battle of Nyborg, which concluded the Dano-Swedish War (1658–60) with a decisive victory for Denmark-Norway and its continental allies.[5][3][6]

Coat of arms of the House of Koppelow

In 1662 Curt Christoph served in the Nordenfjeldske cavalry regiment as a cornet (second lieutenant), and then later served in Brockenhuus' cavalry until September 1, 1675. He was promoted to the position of lieutenant in Recke's cavalry squadron in April 1676 while fighting in the Scanian War. In June 1676 von Koppelow, riding with Bülow's cavalry squadron, crossed into Bohuslän, Sweden as part of Ulrik Frederik Gyldenløve's Denmark–Norway invasion force. Von Koppelow's cavalry squadron participated in the defeat of the Swedish Army at the Battle of Uddevalla and at the Battle of Marstrand.[7][8]

Subsequent to the Scanian War von Koppelow was promoted to major, commanding the Gauldal dragoon regiment of the Dano-Norwegian army from 1689 until 1699.[9]

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References
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  2. Ovenstad, Olai. "Den norske hær 1628-1900. 53 plansjer, utarbeidet 1920-1948" Samfundet for dansk-norsk genealogi og personalhistorie (1948): 22
  3. Bugge, Kjeld. "Annalistiske opptegnelser vedrørende slektene Koppelow og Rosing." NST 10 (1945): 29-37
  4. Thaulow, Christian. "Personalhistorie for Trondhjems by og omegn i et tidsrum af circa 1 1/2 aarhundrede (omfattende ca. 1300 Personer): afsluttet omkring 1876." Trondhjem: I kommission hos Holbæk Eriksen (1919): 368
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  6. Claes–Göran Isacsson. Karl X Gustavs krig: Fälttågen i Polen, Tyskland, Baltikum, Danmark och Sverige 1655-1660. Svenska Historiska Media Förlag AB, 2015. pp. 252–253
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  8. Gjerset, Knut. "History of the Norwegian People – Volume 2" The MacMillan Company (1915): 253-261
  9. Ovenstad, Olai. "Den norske hær 1628-1900. 53 plansjer, utarbeidet 1920-1948" Samfundet for dansk-norsk genealogi og personalhistorie (1948): 20-22
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