Major Major most commonly refers to: * Major (rank), a military rank * Academic major, an academic discipline to which an undergraduate student formally commits * People named Major, including given names, surnames, nicknames * Major and minor in musi ...

Niels Stockfleth Darre (18 February 1765 – 9 October 1809) was a Royal Dano-Norwegian Army officer. Darre was born in

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as the son of Major General Michael Darre (1728–1804) and his wife Anna Christine Pram. He married Ellen Aschim.Genealogy
/ref> Niels Stockfleth Darre was hired in the military cadastre authority in 1787, and eventually advanced to leader. In 1807, when the

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broke out, he was appointed aide-de-camp for the Danish Prince Christian August. In 1808, when the

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broke out, Darre participated in battles with the rank of Major. On 14 September 1809 at

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he negotiated a temporary ceasefire with the

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. However, he died a few weeks later.

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1765 births 1809 deaths Danish army commanders of the Napoleonic Wars Norwegian military personnel of the Napoleonic Wars Danish military personnel of the Gunboat War {{Norway-mil-bio-stub