Joachim von Rohr (January 23, 1678 – September 9, 1757) was a

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for the Swedish Empire and Commandant of the

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. He participated in the Battle of Poltava and was captured and held as a prisoner of war in Solikamsk in Russia.

Biography

Joachim was born on January 23, 1678 (old style) in Sweden. He was the son of

Hans Christoffer von Rohr The earliest recorded family member was Otto von Rohr (c. 1350–1427), the German Bishop of Havelberg from 1401 to 1427. The Von Rohrs are Swedish House of Nobility noble family number 807 and Finnish House of Nobility noble family number 85. ...

(1626–1700) who was killed in action during the Battle of Narva; and Anna Catharina Cronman. Anna was the daughter of

Hans Detterman Cronman Joachim Cronman (c.1640 – March 5, 1703) was an owner of estates in Livonia and a colonel for the Swedish Empire. He was the Commandant of the Neumünde redoubt/fortlet (skans in Swedish). Biography Joachim Cronman was the son of Hans Dett ...

. Joachim married Catharina Charlotta Klingenberg (1680–1758) on February 4, 1699 (old style) in Sweden. Together they had the following children: *Anna Elisabeth von Rohr (1700–1744) who married

Anders Örbom Anders Örbom (9 May 1675 – 25 May 1740) was a captain in the Swedish Army who was at the Surrender at Perevolochna and taken to Siberia as a prisoner of war for 13 years. Biography Örbom was born in Örebro, Sweden on 9 May 1675 to a man n ...

(1675–1740) who was a captain in the Swedish Army. Örbom was born in Örebro, Sweden on May 9, 1675. His father was a man named Brask, who was a District Court Judge in Örebro. Anders joined the military in 1691 and he took part in the campaign at

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on Zealand, a Danish island where Copenhagen is located, in 1700. On July 7, 1701, he left camp and on July 9, 1701, he crossed the

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in Riga in Ukraine. There they conquered the Saxony troops and took about 700 prisoners. He fought in the

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on July 7, 1702, and the Battle of Pułtusk on April 21, 1703. He participated in the Battle of Reusch-Lemberg in 1704, and the

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on February 3, 1706, and was promoted to lieutenant with Jämtland's rifle regiment. He participated on July 4, 1708, in the

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. He was wounded with a bullet to the face. The bullet remained lodged in his skull the remainder of his life. He also participated in the

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. He was captured on the Dnieper River, in Ukraine on July 1, 1709, and was taken to Russia as a prisoner of war along with other officers following the Surrender at Perevolochna. All the soldiers were executed, and the officers were imprisoned in Russia. He married Anna Elisabeth Von Rohr (1701-1744) on September 5, 1719, in Solikamsk, Russia. Together Anders and Elisabeth had their first child in Russia. Captain Anders Örbom died on May 25, 1740, and he was buried in Rödön, Sweden on June 5, 1740. *Lucia Dorotea von Rohr (1702) *Lunetta von Rohr II (1704–1764) who married Baron

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(1692–1738). He was the son of Baron

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*Helena von Rohr (1706–1780) *Hans Christoffer von Rohr II (1708–1790) *Brita Maria von Rohr (1711–1762) who married

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(1707–1777) *Magnus Joakim von Rohr (1710–1722) *Catharina Charlotta von Rohr (1714–1784) who married

Jacob Daniel Mether Jacob (; ; ar, يَعْقُوب, Yaʿqūb; gr, Ἰακώβ, Iakṓb), later given the name Israel, is regarded as a patriarch of the Israelites and is an important figure in Abrahamic religions, such as Judaism, Christianity, and Isla ...

(1718–1769) *Christina Dorothea von Rohr (1717–1800) *Gustaf Johan von Rohr (1723–1739) *Maria Margareta von Rohr (1725–1778) who married Gustaf Mannerstedt (1713–1756). Joachim von Rohr was taken prisoner on June 28, 1709, during the Battle of Poltava just before the Surrender at Perevolochna. Joachim along with his wife and daughter were sent to Siberia. His firstborn daughter, Anna von Rohr married Anders Örbom (1675–1740) while in Solikamsk in Russia. At the war's end, Joachim and his family were allowed to return to Sweden. He became the Commandant of

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on January 23, 1743, and he died on September 9, 1757.

Ancestors

External links

Von Rohr family tree

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rohr, Joachim Swedish military personnel of the Great Northern War 1678 births Swedish people of German descent Battle of Poltava 1757 deaths 17th-century Swedish military personnel 18th-century Swedish military personnel Cronman family Swedish prisoners of war Prisoners of war held by Russia Swedish Army colonels