August Myhrberg
August Maximilian Myhrberg | |
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1863 pencil drawing of Myhrberg by Severin Falkman | |
| Birth name | Matts August Myhrberg |
| Born | 24 July 1797 Raahe, Kingdom of Sweden |
| Died | 31 March 1867 (aged 69) Stockholm, Kingdom of Sweden |
| Allegiance | Kingdom of Sweden First Hellenic Republic (1825–1831) Congress Poland (1831) |
| Years of service | 1823–1848 |
| Rank | Major |
| Commands | Fortress of Palamidi |
| Battles / wars | Hundred Thousand Sons of Saint Louis Greek War of Independence |
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August Maximilian Myhrberg (24 July 1797 – 31 March 1867) was a Finnish-Swedish military officer and revolutionary. After abandoning his studies at the Uppsala University, he pursued a military career by supporting the liberals in the Hundred Thousand Sons of Saint Louis revolution, the Greeks in the Greek War of Independence and the Polish rebels in the November Uprising. His adventures were mythologized in his native Sweden and his persona was idealized by late 19th century Finnish nationalists.