Carl Pontus Gahn (1 March 1759 – 9 May 1825) was a

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military officer who participated in the Russo-Swedish War in

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in 1788–1789, the

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campaign in

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in 1808 and the unsuccessful invasion of Norway at

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in 1814. He was ennobled in 1809, taking the title ''

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'' in acknowledgement of his

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ancestry (Gahn was itself a contraction via Cahun of the family name of Colquhoun). He was promoted to the rank of Major General in 1814 and became president of the Court-Martial of Appeal in 1824.

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1759 births 1825 deaths People from Falun Swedish Army major generals Napoleonic Wars prisoners of war held by Norway Swedish military personnel of the Napoleonic Wars Swedish people of Scottish descent {{Sweden-mil-bio-stub