Horn, Henrik (Field Marshal)

Baron Henrik Gorn af Marienborg ( Swede Henrik (Henriksson) Horn af Kanckas, friherre Horn af Marienborg ; May 22, 1618 - February 22, 1693 ) - Swedish Marshal and Admiral.

Henrik Horn
Swede. Henrik Horn af Kanckas, friherre horn af marienborg
Governor General of Bremen-Verdun 1666 - 1693
Predecessor	Gustav Horn
Successor	Eric Dahlberg
Birth	May 22, 1618 ( 1618-05-22 )
Death	February 22, 1693 ( 1693-02-22 ) ( aged 74) Stade
Kind	Horn
Father	Henrik Horn af Kankas
Mother	Anna Jonsdotter Snakerborg
Spouse	Margareta Leijonhufvud Kerstin Bååt Emerentia ribbing Beata Magdalena Wittenberg
Military service
Affiliation	Sweden
Rank	Field Marshal admiral general

Born May 22, 1618 in the family of Henrik Gorn and his wife Anna Jonsdotter Snackerborg. Born two months after the death of his father.

In 1634, the Ensign of the Life Guard, May 15, 1635 promoted to Cornet. On May 5, 1643, at the age of 25, he was appointed colonel of the Courland regiment, and on December 19, 1645 - colonel of the Finnish cavalry regiment.

On April 30, 1651, simultaneously with his cousin, Gustav Horn , he was elevated to baronial dignity with the title of Baron af Marienborg .

On April 29, 1654 he was promoted to major general of the cavalry, in 1656 he was promoted to lieutenant general and appointed head of the Westergoth Cavalry Regiment . On December 20, 1657 he was appointed commander of the troops in Finland.

On December 20, 1660 he was appointed a member of the Riksrod , as well as a judge of the court of appeal. July 27, 1665 was promoted to field marshal .

Henrik Horn distinguished himself in the Polish campaign and was appointed Governor General of Bremen-Verdun on February 16, 1666 .

In 1677 , despite the fact that he had no naval experience, he was appointed commander of the Swedish fleet and in the same year suffered a crushing defeat in the battle at Køge Bay .

In 1678 he was appointed commander of the troops in Swedish Livonia .