Carl Pontus Gahn

Carl Pontus Gahn
Born 1759
Died 1825
Allegiance  Sweden
Rank Major General
Commands held -
Battles/wars Finland 1788-1789
Norway 1808
Norway 1814
Other work President of the Martial Court of Appeals (Krigshovrätten)

Carl Pontus Gahn (1759–1825) 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 where he was imprisoned.[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]

References

  1. 1 2 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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