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] By birth, he was member of the Vegesack family of Baltic German origin.


Eberhard von Vegesack
Litograph of von Vegesack by Alexander Wetterling
Birth nameEberhard Ernst Gotthard von Vegesack
Born(1763-03-29)29 March 1763
Rostock, Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Died30 October 1818(1818-10-30) (aged 54)
Stockholm, Sweden
Buried
Allegiance Sweden
Service/branchSwedish Army
Years of service1784–1818
RankMajor general
UnitSvea Artillery Regiment
Battles/warsRusso-Swedish War (1788–1790)

Pomeranian War

Dano-Swedish War of 1808–09

Finnish War

War of the Sixth Coalition

Swedish–Norwegian War (1814)

References edit

  1. ^ Theodor Westrin; Ruben Gustafsson Berg; Eugen Fahlstedt, eds. (1921). "Eberhard Ernst Gotthard von Vegesack". Nordisk familjebok konversationslexikon och realencyklopedi. Vol. 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. Vol. 2 (2. ed.). Stockholm: Albert Bonniers Verlag. p. 701.