Joachim von Rohr (January 23, 1678 – September 9, 1757) was a lieutenant colonel for the

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and

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of the Dalarö fortress. He participated in the

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and was captured and held as a

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in Russia.

Biography

Joachim was born on January 23, 1678 (old style) in Sweden. He was the son of Hans Christoffer von Rohr (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 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 (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 Humlebæk 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 Düna River in Riga in Ukraine. There they conquered the Saxony troops and took about 700 prisoners. He fought in the Battle of Klissow on July 7, 1702, and the

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on April 21, 1703. He participated in the Battle of Reusch-Lemberg in 1704, and the Battle of Fraustadt on February 3, 1706, and was promoted to lieutenant with Jämtland's rifle regiment. He participated on July 4, 1708, in the Battle of Holowczyn. 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 Battle of Lakowitz. He was captured on the Dnieper River, in Ukraine on July 1, 1709, and was taken to Russia as a

along with other officers following the

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. 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 Gustaf Adolf Clodt (1692–1738). He was the son of Baron Johan Adolph Clodt von Jurgensburg *Helena von Rohr (1706–1780) *Hans Christoffer von Rohr II (1708–1790) *Brita Maria von Rohr (1711–1762) who married Herman Ross (1707–1777) *Magnus Joakim von Rohr (1710–1722) *Catharina Charlotta von Rohr (1714–1784) who married Jacob Daniel Mether (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

just before the

. Joachim along with his wife and daughter were sent to

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. His firstborn daughter, Anna von Rohr married Anders Örbom (1675–1740) while in

in Russia. At the war's end, Joachim and his family were allowed to return to Sweden. He became the

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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