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Statue of the Magnus Stenbock Helsingborg, Sweden #166585737
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Count Magnus Stenbock organized Scania`s defense against an invading Danish army, which he defeated at the Battle of Helsingborg in 1710. In 1712, he conducted a campaign in northern Germany and defeated a Saxon-Danish army at the Battle of Gadebusch, which earned him the Field Marshal`s baton. His career plummeted after his merciless destruction of the city of Altona in 1713.Surrounded by overwhelming allied troops, Stenbock was forced to surrender to King Frederick IV of Denmark during the siege of Tönning.
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