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Jørgen Rantzau

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110:. Just prior to the battle, Reventlow was taken ill and had to yield command to Jørgen Rantzau. The battle was a decisive Swedish victory and marked the end of any realistic hopes for Denmark to recover the Scanian territories. Subsequently Rantzau was given command of the blockade corps confronting the Swedish fortifications around the city of 38:
Jørgen Rantzau came from a military family. He was the son of Colonel Frantz Rantzau of Estvadgård (ca. 1620-1670) and the younger brother of Major General Johan Rantzau (1650-1708). In 1678, Rantzau became Lieutenant Colonel, in 1682 Colonel and in 1691
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and played an important role in the early stages of the battle. The collaboration between the older and more experienced Rantzau under the younger, less experienced Cadogan is an example of the congruence in Marlborough's multinational army.
309: 304: 27: 213: 75: 107: 103: 59: 314: 188: 299: 294: 67: 40: 8: 138: 95: 87: 63: 114:. However he became ill and had to be brought to Lübeck. He died on 10 March 1713 at 163: 48: 263: 288: 52: 23: 238: 115: 71: 83: 44: 111: 99: 91: 20: 66:, he commanded the 4th Jydske Dragoon Regiment. At the 310:
Danish military personnel of the Great Northern War
94:and Rantzau returned to Denmark to participate as 286: 58:He fought under Marlborough in 1691 during the 264:"City of Wismar-time board to the history" 70:in 1708, he commanded the cavalry in the 28:John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough 287: 133: 131: 26:who fought several campaigns under 13: 128: 14: 326: 76:William Cadogan, 1st Earl Cadogan 214:"Cadogan, William (c.1671-1726)" 305:People from Skive Municipality 256: 231: 206: 181: 156: 1: 239:"Reventlow, Christian Ditlev" 121: 108:Battle of Helsingborg (1710) 74:under British army officer 33: 7: 10: 331: 104:Christian Detlev Reventlow 218:The History of Parliament 189:"Johan Rantzau - rigsråd" 143:Dansk Biografisk Leksikon 60:War of the Grand Alliance 243:Dansk biografisk Lexikon 193:Dansk biografisk Lexikon 51:and in 1705 he became 47:. In 1701, he became 68:Battle of Oudenaarde 41:Lieutenant commander 98:in the invasion of 106:. This led to the 96:lieutenant-general 88:Great Northern War 64:Battle of Blenheim 19:(1652–1713) was a 268:Hansestadt Wismar 168:danskeherregaarde 49:Brigade commander 322: 279: 278: 276: 274: 260: 254: 253: 251: 249: 235: 229: 228: 226: 224: 210: 204: 203: 201: 199: 185: 179: 178: 176: 174: 160: 154: 153: 151: 149: 139:"Jørgen Rantzau" 135: 330: 329: 325: 324: 323: 321: 320: 319: 285: 284: 283: 282: 272: 270: 262: 261: 257: 247: 245: 237: 236: 232: 222: 220: 212: 211: 207: 197: 195: 187: 186: 182: 172: 170: 162: 161: 157: 147: 145: 137: 136: 129: 124: 86:re-entered the 36: 12: 11: 5: 328: 318: 317: 315:Rantzau family 312: 307: 302: 297: 281: 280: 255: 230: 205: 180: 155: 126: 125: 123: 120: 35: 32: 17:Jørgen Rantzau 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 327: 316: 313: 311: 308: 306: 303: 301: 298: 296: 293: 292: 290: 269: 265: 259: 244: 240: 234: 219: 215: 209: 194: 190: 184: 169: 165: 164:"Estvadgaard" 159: 144: 140: 134: 132: 127: 119: 117: 113: 109: 105: 101: 97: 93: 89: 85: 80: 77: 73: 69: 65: 61: 56: 54: 53:General major 50: 46: 42: 31: 29: 25: 24:Major general 22: 18: 271:. Retrieved 267: 258: 246:. Retrieved 242: 233: 221:. Retrieved 217: 208: 196:. Retrieved 192: 183: 171:. Retrieved 167: 158: 146:. Retrieved 142: 81: 57: 37: 16: 15: 300:1713 deaths 295:1652 births 289:Categories 122:References 62:. At the 82:In 1709, 34:Biography 90:against 72:vanguard 273:July 1, 248:July 1, 223:July 1, 198:July 1, 173:July 1, 148:July 1, 84:Denmark 45:Jutland 116:Lübeck 112:Wismar 102:under 100:Scania 92:Sweden 21:Danish 275:2020 250:2020 225:2020 200:2020 175:2020 150:2020 43:in 291:: 266:. 241:. 216:. 191:. 166:. 141:. 130:^ 118:. 55:. 30:. 277:. 252:. 227:. 202:. 177:. 152:.

Index

Danish
Major general
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
Lieutenant commander
Jutland
Brigade commander
General major
War of the Grand Alliance
Battle of Blenheim
Battle of Oudenaarde
vanguard
William Cadogan, 1st Earl Cadogan
Denmark
Great Northern War
Sweden
lieutenant-general
Scania
Christian Detlev Reventlow
Battle of Helsingborg (1710)
Wismar
Lübeck


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"Reventlow, Christian Ditlev"
"City of Wismar-time board to the history"
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