Frederik Wilhelm Stabell (25 May 1763 – 2 June 1836) was a Norwegian military officer and politician. He was a member of the

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in 1814, and ended his military career with the rank of general.

Personal life

Stabell was born in the parish Hole, Ringerike, as the son of holzførster Lars Bastian Stabell and Lucie Marie Bruenech. He married Helene Voigt in 1792. He died in Christiania in 1836. Minnestein oer kampene ved Trangen 1808

Military career

Stabell served in the Infantry Regiment of Southern Norway from 1777, and studied at the Norwegian Military Academy in Christiania ( no, Den frie mathematiske Skole) from 1780 to 1783. After a period out of the military, he resumed his military career, first as a

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at the Sleswick Infantry Regiment. From 1786 he served at the ''Kongsberg Infantry

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'', which was incorporated in the newly formed '' Norske gevorbne jegerkorps'' in 1788. He held the rank of Captain from 1791, commanded his own company from 1801, was interim commander of the '' Søndenfjeldske skiløperbataljon'' from 1805, and was given the rank of Major in 1807. He was decorated Knight of the Order of Dannebrog in 1808, for his merits at the

battle of Trangen The Battle of Trangen took place on 25 April 1808 at Trangen in Flisa, Hedmark, Hedemarkens Amt, between Swedish and Norwegian troops, as a part of the Dano-Swedish War of 1808-1809. The invading Swedish troops, led by Colonel Carl Pontus Gahn, we ...

and at Jaren during the Dano-Swedish War. From 1809 to 1810 he was interim commander at the

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, and thereafter he served at the ''Akershusiske skarpskytterregiment'', with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel from 1811. During the Swedish-Norwegian War in 1814 he commanded 3,000 troops. He was appointed Colonel and commander of the ''2nd Akershusiske Infanteribrigade'' in 1818, was appointed Major General in 1818, Lieutenant General in 1821, and General in 1833.

Political career

Stabell represented the ''Akershusiske skarpskytterregiment'' and Smaalenenes amt at the

in 1814.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Stabell, Frederik Wilhelm 1763 births 1836 deaths People from Hole, Norway Norwegian Military Academy alumni Fathers of the Constitution of Norway Norwegian Army generals Norwegian military personnel of the Napoleonic Wars Knights of the Order of the Dannebrog Knights of the Order of Vasa Knights of the Order of the Polar Star