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Gustaf Wachtmeister (25 July 1757 – 20 July 1826) was a Swedish Army officer made famous at the Battle of Valkeala in Finland in 1789 against Russia where he was wounded by a musket shot to his arm, which had to be amputated. He was made the hero of the hour by King Gustav III who was in desperate need of publicity as he tried to silence domestic opposition with a crushing victory over Russia.

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  • Gustaf Wachtmeister (25 July 1757 – 20 July 1826) was a Swedish Army officer made famous at the Battle of Valkeala in Finland in 1789 against Russia where he was wounded by a musket shot to his arm, which had to be amputated. He was made the hero of the hour by King Gustav III who was in desperate need of publicity as he tried to silence domestic opposition with a crushing victory over Russia. (en)
  • Граф Густав Вахтмейстер (швед. Gustaf Wachtmeister; 1757—1826) — шведский генерал, участник русско-шведских войн. (ru)
  • Gustaf Wachtmeister, född 25 juli 1757 i Karlskrona, död 20 juli 1826 på Nääs säteri i Bärbo socken i Södermanland, var en svensk greve, general och en av rikets herrar. (sv)
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  • War of the Bavarian Succession (en)
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  • Karlskrona, Sweden (en)
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  • Portrait of Gustaf Wachtmeister. (en)
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  • Gustaf Wachtmeister (en)
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  • Gustaf Wachtmeister (25 July 1757 – 20 July 1826) was a Swedish Army officer made famous at the Battle of Valkeala in Finland in 1789 against Russia where he was wounded by a musket shot to his arm, which had to be amputated. He was made the hero of the hour by King Gustav III who was in desperate need of publicity as he tried to silence domestic opposition with a crushing victory over Russia. (en)
  • Граф Густав Вахтмейстер (швед. Gustaf Wachtmeister; 1757—1826) — шведский генерал, участник русско-шведских войн. (ru)
  • Gustaf Wachtmeister, född 25 juli 1757 i Karlskrona, död 20 juli 1826 på Nääs säteri i Bärbo socken i Södermanland, var en svensk greve, general och en av rikets herrar. (sv)
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  • Gustaf Wachtmeister (1757–1826) (sv)
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