Curt Christoph von Koppelow or Cort Christopher von Caplau (variants: Koppelöu, Kaplan, Coplou, Coppelouwe) (1624–1705) was a

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) ** Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ge ...

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nobleman and officer in the

Dano-Norwegian Dano-Norwegian (Danish and no, dansk-norsk) was a koiné/mixed language that evolved among the urban elite in Norwegian cities during the later years of the union between the Kingdoms of Denmark and Norway (1536/1537–1814). It is from this ...

army. Von Koppelow was the commander of

Munkholmen Munkholmen ( no, Monk's islet) is an islet in the municipality of Trondheim in Trøndelag county, Norway. The island sits in the Trondheimsfjord about northwest of the island of Brattøra and the mouth of the river Nidelva in the center of the ...

fortress in

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between 1700 and 1704. He was the father to Norwegian General Major Jürgen Christoph von KoppelowBugge, Kjeld. "Annalistiske opptegnelser vedrørende slektene Koppelow og Rosing." NST 10 (1945): 29-37Krarup, Fredrik. "Personalhistorisk tidsskrift – 2. bind." Samfundet for dansk-norsk genealogi og personalhistorie (1881): 53 As a young German nobleman from the House of Koppelow in

Mecklenburg-Schwerin The Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin was a duchy in northern Germany created in 1701, when Frederick William and Adolphus Frederick II divided the Duchy of Mecklenburg between Schwerin and Strelitz. Ruled by the successors of the Nikloting Hous ...

, Curt Christoph was invited in 1658 to serve under Danish field marshal

Hans Schack Hans Schack (28 October 1608 – 27 February 1676) was a member of the north German noble family Schack, who after many years in French service, entered the Danish service, made major contributions during the war with Sweden, and loyally supported ...

. He participated in the

Battle of Nyborg The Battle of Nyborg was a battle fought between Sweden and the combined forces of Denmark, Dutch naval forces under Michiel de Ruyter, troops of Brandenburg-Prussia, and Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth forces under Stefan Czarniecki. The battl ...

, which concluded the

Dano-Swedish War (1658–60) Dano-Swedish War may refer to one of multiple wars which took place between the Kingdom of Sweden and the Kingdom of Denmark (from 1450 in personal union with the Kingdom of Norway) up to 1814: List of wars Legendary wars between Denmark a ...

with a decisive victory for Denmark-Norway and its continental allies.Claes–Göran Isacsson. Karl X Gustavs krig: Fälttågen i Polen, Tyskland, Baltikum, Danmark och Sverige 1655-1660. Svenska Historiska Media Förlag AB, 2015. pp. 252–253 Koppelow-Wappen2

In 1662 Curt Christoph served in the Nordenfjeldske cavalry regiment as a cornet (second lieutenant), and then later served in Brockenhuus' cavalry until September 1, 1675. He was promoted to the position of lieutenant in Recke's cavalry squadron in April 1676 while fighting in the

Scanian War The Scanian War ( da, Skånske Krig, , sv, Skånska kriget, german: Schonischer Krieg) was a part of the Northern Wars involving the union of Denmark–Norway, Brandenburg and Sweden. It was fought from 1675 to 1679 mainly on Scanian soil, ...

. In June 1676 von Koppelow, riding with Bülow's cavalry squadron, crossed into

Bohuslän Bohuslän (; da, Bohuslen; no, Båhuslen) is a Swedish province in Götaland, on the northernmost part of the country's west coast. It is bordered by Dalsland to the northeast, Västergötland to the southeast, the Skagerrak arm of the North Sea ...

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as part of Ulrik Frederik Gyldenløve's

Denmark–Norway Denmark–Norway (Danish and Norwegian: ) was an early modern multi-national and multi-lingual real unionFeldbæk 1998:11 consisting of the Kingdom of Denmark, the Kingdom of Norway (including the then Norwegian overseas possessions: the Faroe I ...

invasion force. Von Koppelow's cavalry squadron participated in the defeat of the

Swedish Army The Swedish Army ( sv, svenska armén) is the land force of the Swedish Armed Forces. History Svea Life Guards dates back to the year 1521, when the men of Dalarna chose 16 young able men as body guards for the insurgent nobleman Gustav Vas ...

at the Battle of Uddevalla and at the

Battle of Marstrand The battle of Marstrand was a successful Dano-Norwegian siege of the harbor town of Marstrand, Sweden which took place between 6–23 July 1677, during the Scanian War. Prelude In January 1677, a strong point in Strömstad was taken by a Swedi ...

. Subsequent to the

von Koppelow was promoted to major, commanding the Gauldal

dragoon Dragoons were originally a class of mounted infantry, who used horses for mobility, but dismounted to fight on foot. From the early 17th century onward, dragoons were increasingly also employed as conventional cavalry and trained for combat w ...

regiment of the

army from 1689 until 1699.Ovenstad, Olai. "Den norske hær 1628-1900. 53 plansjer, utarbeidet 1920-1948" Samfundet for dansk-norsk genealogi og personalhistorie (1948): 20-22

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