Jesper Ingevald Crusebjörn (24 July 1843 – 24 June 1904) was a Swedish

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and

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of the Swedish Army, eventually attaining the rank of

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Life

He was the son of Frans Crusebjörn and Lovisa Fougt. He became an

in the Swedish Army in 1863 and was attached to the general staff and teacher at the Swedish National War College from 1872 to 1882. By 1883 he had been promoted to major and in 1888 he was promoted to

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and took charge of

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(I 23). He was promoted again three years later to

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. At the same time he became county governor of

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. Making

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by 1899, he was also appointed Minister for War, a position he held from 1899 to 1903, during which he enforced the construction of Boden Fortress and was promoted to

(1901). He was also a member of the

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Private life

He married Augusta Bahrman in 1873. His daughter Cecilia Crusebjörn (1878–1966), married Major

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on 5 May 1905 in

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References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Crusebjorn, Jesper 1843 births 1904 deaths People from Grödinge Swedish Army lieutenant generals Swedish Ministers for Defence Members of the Andra kammaren Members of the Första kammaren Swedish nobility Swedish people of German descent Governors of Västerbotten County Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences